Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 21:10
Clinical Signs:
nodules with scabs (head)
Morphologic diagnosis:
Skin (eye and mouth): Mild locally extensive hyperplasia with hyperkeratosis.
Clinical description:
This bird has cutaneous proliferative lesions around the eyes and mouth. These lesions can persist for about 3-4 weeks or longer and may interfere with normal functions, such as eating. In canaries, pox is associated with systemic infections and high mortality.
Pathologic description:
The skin around the commissure of the beak and medial canthus of the eye is covered by poorly demarcated, coalescing, raised tan-yellow plaques of dry, crusty tissue.
Record number:
7648
Case number:
Unknown
Clinical form:
Unknown
Infection type:
Unknown
Housing/mgmnt type:
Select One
Priority:
1
Image source URL:
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/vet_avian/images/POX Adjusted/POX-026A.jpg
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