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KMID : 1023520120350010073
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2012 Volume.35 No. 1 p.73 ~ p.76
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Pulmonary aspergillosis in a slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus)
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Yoon Jeong-Sik
Kang Sang-Chul
Yun Young-Min
Lee Sang
Kim Jae-Hoon
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Abstract
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A female slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus) died suddenly without apparent clinical signs. At necropsy, well demarcated 7 to 10 mm yellow to white nodules were presented at the lungs and thoracic cavity. Microscopically, multifocal necrotic granulomas were observed in the lung tissue and amorphous acidophilic fibrin were accumulated in the granuloma and normal alveolar space. Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining demonstrated numerous pinkish red branched hyphae embedded in the center of these granulomas. According to fungal culture using Sabouraud`s dextrose agar plate, Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from lung lesions. This is the first report for pulmonary aspergillosis of wild slaty-backed gull in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Pulmonary aspergillosis, Slaty-backed gull, Granuloma, PAS stain
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