Poxvirus infection of the skin of an eastern grey kangaroo.
A solitary cutaneous papillomatous lesion, present for 6 weeks, was surgically removed from the hind limb of an 18-month old eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). The lesion did not recur within 6 months of excision. Poxvirus particles were demonstrated in epidermal cells of the lesion by electron microscopy.
D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004817:Epidermis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006614:Hindlimb; D007614:Macropodidae; D008394:Marsupialia; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*