Pulmonary tuberculosis in a sulfur-crested cockatoo.
An adult, female sulfur-crested cockatoo (Kakatoe sp) was examined because of dyspnea associated with hemoptysis. On radiographic examination there was a large cystic pulmonary mass that, on aspiration, was found to contain thick sanguineous fluid. Ziehl-Neelsen staining of aspirate smears revealed numerous acid-fast organisms. Gross necropsy and microscopic findings suggested a diagnosis of tuberculosis, with primary focus of infection in the pulmonary tissues. Bacteriologic isolation and typing confirmed a diagnosis of tuberculosis and established Mycobacterium avium as the etiologic agent.
D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000662:veterinary; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D014379:Tuberculosis, Avian / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*