Penicillium mycosis, or penicilliosis, is rare in animals. This report describes the clinical signs and pathological, immunohistochemical, and biomolecular findings in a case of avian penicilliosis in a Congo African grey parrot. On gross necropsy, pyogranulomatous changes were identified in the lung, liver, and kidney. Histopathology demonstrated periodic acid Schiff– (PAS) and Grocott-positive hyphae in these tissues. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the genus of the fungus and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed a high homology with Penicillium chrysogenum.
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1 June 2011
Penicilliosis in an African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
Giovanni Lanteri,
Alessandra Sfacteria,
Daniele Macrì,
Stefano Reale,
Fabio Marino
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African grey parrot
PCR
penicilliosis
Penicillium chrysogenum
Psittacus erithacus
systemic mycosis