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KMID : 0359320020420030383
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2002 Volume.42 No. 3 p.383 ~ p.387
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Pulmonary Aspergillosis and Renal Oxalosis in an Elk
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김재훈/Kim, Jae-Hoon
강경일/김원일/손현주/이상경/진영화/Kang, Kyung-Il/Kim, Won-Il/Sohn, Hyun-Joo/Lee, Sang-Kyung/Jean, Young-Hwa
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Abstract
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A four-year-old male elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) was diagnosed as pulmonary aspergillosis and renal oxalosis. Clinical signs were coughing, sneezing, respiratory distress, salivation, moderate anorexia, and progressive emaciation. Main gross lesions were fibrinopurulent tonsillitis, diffusely fibrinous pleuritis, and distinct lobar penumonia with purple red in color. Most of the pulmonary lobes had numerous well demarcated 0.5 to 2 ㎝ yellowish white discrete or confluent nodules that were surrounded by pale red zones. Histopathologically, the affected lungs disseminated necrotizing pyogranulomas including fungal hypae, vasculitis, and diffusely fibronecrotic pleuritis. The renal lesions were composed of extensive tubular necrosis with large numbers of rosette-formation by birefringent oxalate crystals. Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from lesions of the lungs. It seems to be a first report for pulmonary aspergillosis and renal oxalosis of a farmed elk in Korea.
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