A 4.5-yr-old male dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) was evaluated for a mass on the right side of the face. A complete blood count and blood chemistry revealed anemia and hypoproteinemia. Radiographs did not reveal bony involvement. The mass was resected and Pythium insidiosum was cultured. The camel was treated with an experimental immunotherapeutic vaccine and with sodium iodide and ceftiofur. The camel began to lose weight postoperatively and died 6 mo later. At necropsy, the camel was found to have gastritis of the third compartment of the stomach with intralesional hyphae of this oomycete pathogen.
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1 December 2004
PYTHIOSIS IN A DROMEDARY CAMEL (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS)
James F. X. Wellehan,
Lisa L. Farina,
Curry G. Keoughan,
Maud Lafortune,
Amy M. Grooters,
Leonel Mendoza,
Murray Brown,
Scott P. Terrell,
Elliott R. Jacobson,
Darryl J. Heard
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 35 • No. 4
December 2004
Vol. 35 • No. 4
December 2004
Camel
Camelus dromedarius
Dromedary
phycomycosis
pythiosis
Pythium insidiosum