Abstract
Bacterial skin diseases represent a significant ratio of rodents’ pathologies. However, in agoutis (Dasyprocta sp.), a middle-sized rodent with geographic distribution from Central to South America, reports on isolated bacterial agents of cutaneous inflammatory processes are not observed. The present study aimed to describe a case of deep pyoderma by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in an agouti (Dasyprocta sp.). The agouti (Dasyprocta sp.) presented the description of cutaneous injury and it was submitted to physical examination. After that, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory were prescribed. The animal died when the treatment was interrupted, and it was directed to necropsy. Over there, samples for bacterial culture and histopathological examination were obtained. The findings of necropsy were: alopecia, erythema, cellulitis, crusts and ulcers, on the ventral side of the head. The tegument’s cut surface disclosed purulent and caseous secretion. The bacterial culture isolated the C. pseudotuberculosis. The cutaneous histopathology diagnosid deep pyoderma. Because of the reduced knowledge about agoutis pyoderma (Dasyprocta sp.), further investigations on the disease’s etiopathogeny are necessary.KEYWORDS: Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, pyoderma, rodent diseases.
Highlights
Bacterial skin diseases represent a significant ratio of rodents’ pathologies
Apesar de a fonte de infecção corresponder à eliminação do C. pseudotuberculosis pelo material de linfonodos abscedados, principalmente dos caprinos e ovinos, com contaminação do ambiente, água e alimentos (RIBEIRO et al, 2001), não houve o histórico da permanência desses pequenos ruminantes em localizações adjacentes ao recinto da cutia em questão
Em virtude do reduzido conhecimento das piodermites em cutias (Dasyprocta sp.), tornam-se necessárias maiores investigações sobre a etiopatogenia da doença, no sentido de caracterizar a microflora bacteriana cutânea desses animais e sua associação com os possíveis fatores predisponentes para essas dermatopatias
Summary
Bacterial skin diseases represent a significant ratio of rodents’ pathologies. in agoutis (Dasyprocta sp.), a middle-sized rodent with geographic distribution from Central to South America, reports on isolated bacterial agents of cutaneous inflammatory processes are not observed. Há registros de infecções cutâneas bacterianas cujos agentes mais comumente isolados são Staphylococcus sp. No sentido de contribuir para uma maior compreensão das doenças cutâneas de origem bacteriana que podem acometer estes animais, o presente trabalho descreve um caso de piodermite profunda por Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis em uma cutia (Dasyprocta sp.).
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