Diagnosis and successful treatment of subacute erysipelas in a captive dolphin.
Ersipelas, a common disease of swine, is caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. The organism was isolated in a blood culture taken from an infected captive dolphin. The dolphin showed typical subacute symptoms of square- and diamond-shaped skin lesions as seen in swine. It was surmised, in retrospect, that the disease was secondary to a primary pneumonia. The symptoms, clinical pathology and other special examinations, treatment and response are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002435:Cefamandole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004289:Dolphins; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007933:Leucomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015645:Tylosin
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D007933:Leucomycins; D002435:Cefamandole; D002701:Chloramphenicol; C012810:cefamandole nafate; D003023:Cloxacillin; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine; D015645:Tylosin