Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Drug-resistant crop infection linked to cancer in a budgerigar
By Youl, Jennifer M & Gartrell, Brett D·Published in The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice·2006·Institute of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Multidrug-resistant bacterial ingluvitis associated with squamous cell carcinoma in a budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus).
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old budgerigar was brought to the vet because it had been regurgitating frequently. Tests showed that it had a serious infection caused by a drug-resistant bacteria, and a necropsy (animal autopsy) revealed a tumor in its crop, which was identified as squamous cell carcinoma (a type of cancer). Unfortunately, this case highlights a rare and severe combination of issues in budgerigars, including both the cancer and the infection.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) was presented to the Massey University Veterinary Teaching Hospital for chronic regurgitation. Multiple drug-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca was cultured from the crop. Necropsy revealed a mass in the crop that was histologically diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of SCC in a budgerigar associated with a multidrug-resistant bacterial ingluvitis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16931374/