Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Osteoma in a blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva).
- Journal:
- Journal of avian medicine and surgery
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Cardoso, João Felipe Rito et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine · Brazil
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Osteoma is an uncommon bone formation documented in avian species and other animals. A blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva) with clinical respiratory symptoms was examined because of a hard mass present on the left nostril. Radiographs suggested a bone tumor, and the mass was surgically excised. Histopathologic examination revealed features of an osteoma. To our knowledge, this is the first description of an osteoma in a blue-fronted Amazon parrot. Osteoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis in birds with respiratory distress and swelling of the nostril.
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