title: [Generalized protothecosis in a fruit bat (Pteropus lylei)].
abstract: Prototheca organisms, histologically resembling Prototheca wickerhamii, were found in a fruit bat as a cause of a massive granulomatous lymphadenitis and splenitis and a widespread granulomatous meningoencephalitis. Focal lesions were also present in the myocardium, in skeletal muscles, and in the kidneys.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D056890:Eukaryota; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary
vernacular_title: Generalisierte Protothecose bei einem Flughund (Pteropus lylei)