SYSTEMIC CLOSTRIDIOSIS DUE TO Clostridium perfringens INFECTION IN Equus asinus – CASE REPORT

Authors

  • T. R. LEMFERS Centro Universitário Max Planck
  • R. M. L. VON AH Centro Universitário Max Planck
  • B. GAGLIARDI Centro Universitário Max Planck
  • L. R. PUCCI Centro Universitário Max Planck
  • B. P. STANCIAR Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
  • T. E. DÉRCOLI Centro Universitário Max Planck
  • A. S. CALEFI Centro Universitário Max Planck, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Kalefi Anatomia Patológica Veterinária http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1859-2046

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15361/2175-0106.2022v38n4p180-184

Abstract

Clostridial infections, particularly clostridial myonecrosis, can be fulminant and fatal; they often arise without an obvious history of trauma. The majority of equine clostridial myonecrosis cases are associated with intramuscular injection. This paper presents the first report of clostridial myositis by C. perfringens in a donkey after an injection of flunixin meglumine on the neck, describing the clinical, necroscopic, and histopathological events. Bacterial isolation and biochemical tests confirmed the definitive diagnosis of C. perfringens.

Author Biography

A. S. CALEFI, Centro Universitário Max Planck, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Kalefi Anatomia Patológica Veterinária

Pathology

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Published

22/12/2022

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 4 (2022)

Section

Pathology/Patologia

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