Infraorbital Keratin Cyst in an Umbrella Cockatoo (Cacatua alba)

Rachel C. Turner; Jennifer E. Graham; Shelley Hahn; Abigail Mariano; Robert McCarthy

doi:10.1647/2018-342

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Rachel C. Turner,^* Jennifer E. Graham,^* Shelley Hahn,^* Abigail Mariano,^* Robert McCarthy^*

^*From the Department of Comparative Diagnostics and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA (Turner); the Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, 200 Westboro Rd, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA (Graham, McCarthy); the Department of Pathology, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel (Hahn); and Boston Veterinary Specialists, 326 Bridge St, Dedham, MA 02026, USA (Mariano).

Abstract

A 10-year-old, female umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba) was presented for evaluation of a mass at the right commissure of the beak, with associated right periorbital swelling. A feather cyst was suspected, based on history and the results of a computed tomography scan and fine-needle aspirate. The cyst was surgically debrided and removed. Histopathologic results confirmed an infraorbital keratin cyst, most likely originating from a feather follicle. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a periorbital keratin cyst in a bird.

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Rachel C. Turner, Jennifer E. Graham, Shelley Hahn, Abigail Mariano, and Robert McCarthy "Infraorbital Keratin Cyst in an Umbrella Cockatoo (Cacatua alba)," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 33(2), 150-154, (24 May 2019). https://doi.org/10.1647/2018-342

Published: 24 May 2019

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