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- Title
Pulmonary Mucormycosis in Layer Birds: A Case Report.
- Authors
Samatha, V.; Manasa, B. B.; Devi, V. Rama; Satheesh, K.
- Abstract
The present paper reports a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a 19 wk layer bird that was presented for necropsy to the Department of Veterinary Pathology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram. Mycotic pneumonia in poultry is commonly due to Aspergillus spp and due to others like Mucor spp is very rare. On postmortem examination, the lungs were enlarged, consolidated with multiple greyish white nodules. Histologically, the lung sections revealed pyogranulomatous lesions with branched aseptate hyphae in center of necrosed area that was surrounded by heterophils, macrophages, lymphocytes and multi nucleated giant cells. These fungal hyphae were broad and a few showing right angle and/or irregular branching characteristic of Zygomyces spp. with periodic acid Schiffs reagent.
- Subjects
MUCORMYCOSIS; VETERINARY pathology; VETERINARY medicine; AUTOPSY; VETERINARY autopsy; SARCOIDOSIS
- Publication
Quarterly Research Journal of Plant & Animal Sciences / Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 2, p171
- ISSN
0303-3821
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.18805/BKAP314