PIODERMITE PROFUNDA POR Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis EM CUTIA (Dasyprocta sp.)

Abstract

Bacterial skin diseases represent a significant ratio ofrodents’ pathologies. However, in agoutis (Dasyprocta sp.), amiddle-sized rodent with geographic distribution from Central toSouth America, reports on isolated bacterial agents of cutaneousinflammatory processes are not observed. The present studyaimed to describe a case of deep pyoderma by Corynebacteriumpseudotuberculosis in an agouti (Dasyprocta sp.). The agouti(Dasyprocta sp.) presented the description of cutaneous injury andit was submitted to physical examination. After that, antibiotic andanti-inflammatory were prescribed. The animal died when the treatmentwas interrupted, and it was directed to necropsy. Over there,samples for bacterial culture and histopathological examinationwere obtained. The findings of necropsy were: alopecia, erythema,cellulitis, crusts and ulcers, on the ventral side of the head. Thetegument’s cut surface disclosed purulent and caseous secretion. Thebacterial culture isolated the C. pseudotuberculosis. The cutaneoushistopathology diagnosid deep pyoderma. Because of the reducedknowledge about agoutis pyoderma (Dasyprocta sp.), further investigations on the disease’s etiopathogeny are necessary.

Keywords

• Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
• pyoderma
• rodent diseases