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Rabbit with swollen lips and eyes treated successfully
By Benato, L. et al.·Published in Journal of Small Animal Practice·2013·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: A case of antibacterial‐responsive mucocutaneous disease in a seven‐year‐old dwarf lop rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) resembling mucocutaneous pyoderma of dogs
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- rabbit
Plain-English summary
A 7-year-old female dwarf lop rabbit was brought in with severe swelling and redness around her lips, nose, and vulva, along with skin issues around her eyes. Tests revealed a bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus intermedius, which is similar to a skin condition seen in dogs called mucocutaneous pyoderma. The rabbit was treated with an oral antibiotic and eye drops, along with supportive care, which successfully cleared up her symptoms. This case is notable as it’s the first time this type of bacterial skin infection has been reported in a rabbit.
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Abstract
A seven‐year‐old, ovariohysterectomised female dwarf lop rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) was referred with severe swelling and erythema of the mucocutaneous junctions of the lips, nares and vulva. Bilateral, severe periocular dermatitis was also present. Heavy pure growths of a member of the Staphylococcus intermedius group were cultured from nasal and aural swabs and skin biopsies. Other possible differential diagnoses were eliminated by standard tests. The clinical features and histopathological characteristics of the biopsies were most consistent with mucocutaneous pyoderma, a dermatosis previously reported in dogs but not in rabbits. Treatment of the bacterial infection with oral marbofloxacin and topical ofloxacin eye drops together with supportive therapy resulted in resolution of the lesions. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of mucocutaneous bacterial pyoderma, similar to mucocutaneous pyoderma of dogs, in a rabbit.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12007