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Giovanni Lanteri1, Alessandra Sfacteria, Daniele Macri
1Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Facoltá di Medicina Veterinaria, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy. lanterig@yahoo.it
Abstract:
Penicillium mycosis, or penicilliosis, is rare in animals. This report describes the clinical signs and pathological, immunohistochemical, and biomolecular findings in a case of avian penicilliosis in a Congo African grey parrot. On gross necropsy, pyogranulomatous changes were identified in the lung, liver, and kidney. Histopathology demonstrated periodic acid Schiff-(PAS) and Grocott-positive hyphae in these tissues. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the genus of the fungus and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed a high homology with Penicillium chrysogenum.
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