Dermatophilus chelonae in a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah).
A mass was removed from the left flank of a 10-yr-old male king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), and histologic examination revealed granulomatous dermatitis with intralesional gram-positive cocci and filamentous bacteria. Fourteen months later, a histologically similar subcutaneous mass was removed from a different site. One year later, a large subcutaneous mass at the first surgical site was removed, and histopathologic examination revealed multiloculated granulomas with intralesional gram-positive cocci. An organism was cultured and identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing as Dermatophilus chelonae. After a course of antibiotic therapy, no further lesions were seen for 5 mo.
Wellehan
James F X
JF
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
Turenne
Christine
C
Heard
Darryl J
DJ
Detrisac
Carol J
CJ
O'Kelley
Jeffrey J
JJ
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017815:Elapidae / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents