title: Laser therapy in a soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) for the treatment of skin and shell ulceration. A case report.
abstract: Skin and shell diseases in aquatic turtles are often associated with several underlying causes. The presented case report describes aetiology including differential diagnoses, diagnostic procedures and therapy of a soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) suffering from a septicaemic ulcerative dermatitis. Central aspect hereby is the positive curing effect of laser therapy on skin and shell lesions.
authors: Dominik Fischer, Klinik für Vögel, Reptilien, Amphibien und Fische, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Frankfurter Straße 91-93, 35392 Gießen, Germany, Email: dominik.fischer@vetmed.uni-giessen.de.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kraut
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Fischer
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Heuser
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lierz
mesh_terms: D060105:Animal Shells / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014426:Turtles / Q000601:surgery*