A mass was removed from the left flank of a 10-yr-old male king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), and histologic examination revealed granulomatous dermatitis with intralesional gram-positive cocci and filamentous bacteria. Fourteen months later, a histologically similar subcutaneous mass was removed from a different site. One year later, a large subcutaneous mass at the first surgical site was removed, and histopathologic examination revealed multiloculated granulomas with intralesional gram-positive cocci. An organism was cultured and identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing as Dermatophilus chelonae. After a course of antibiotic therapy, no further lesions were seen for 5 mo.
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1 December 2004
DERMATOPHILUS CHELONAE IN A KING COBRA (OPHIOPHAGUS HANNAH)
James F. X. Wellehan,
Christine Turenne,
Darryl J. Heard,
Carol J. Detrisac,
Jeffrey J. O'Kelley
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 35 • No. 4
December 2004
Vol. 35 • No. 4
December 2004
cobra
dermatitis
Dermatophilosis
Dermatophilus chelonae
Ophiophagus hannah
skin