title: Prepubic urethrostomy and placement of a caudal superficial epigastric flap for treatment of a self-mutilation injury in a serval.
abstract: A 10-year-old male serval was examined for treatment of a self-inflicted perineal wound that obliterated the ventral anocutaneous junction, penis, scrotum, testicles, and proximal portions of the caudomedial thigh muscles. Repair required placement of a caudal superficial epigastric flap and prepubic urethrostomy. Although it is generally preferable to delay repair of contaminated wounds until a healthy wound bed is established, circumstances related to wound location, affected tissues, and patient compliance led to a decision for immediate wound closure. In this serval, a history of food intolerance, recent diet change, eosinophilia, and eosinophilic granuloma-like skin lesions suggested that the self-mutilation injury was a result of food hypersensitivity, although foreign body or a spider bite could not be ruled out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Bonnie G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002335:Carnivora / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012652:Self Mutilation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000662:veterinary; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*