Mycotic rhinitis in an ostrich.
A 2-year-old female ostrich had become gradually emaciated over a 4-month period and subsequently died. Gross necropsy revealed a granulomatous mass filling the right nasal passageways. Microscopically, the mass contained numerous thin, regular-diameter, septate, branching fungal hyphae consistent with Aspergillus sp. and foreign plant material. This appears to be the first report of a mycotic granuloma limited to the nasal cavities of an ostrich or any other ratite species.
Fitzgerald
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Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, Lansing 48909, USA.
Moisan
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D000818:Animals; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001715:Bird Diseases; D001717:Birds; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*