title: Valvular endocarditis and septic thrombosis associated with a radial fracture in a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).
abstract: A free-ranging adult female red-tailed hawk died suddenly after 3 weeks in rehabilitation for a radial fracture. Cause of death was septic thrombosis from a chronic bacterial valvular endocarditis, probably associated with injury at the fracture site. The challenge of clinical diagnosis of sepsis in wild birds is emphasized.
authors: Atlantic Veterinary College, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3. mjlemon@upei.ca
authors: Matthew J
authors: MJ
authors: Lemon
authors: LeeAnn
authors: L
authors: Pack
authors: María J
authors: MJ
authors: Forzán
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D046428:Hawks; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*