Red deer fawn with abcess

tmerrithew · Aug 22, 2010

Red deer fawn with open abscess on both sides in front of hind legs and tumor on underside. Its been 5 weeks and has not got better.

I have administered LA 300 at 3ml 3 times. Several DVMs have looked at with all stating they have never seen anything like it. I will try and post pics or will email. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

tmerrithew · Sep 1, 2010

we had to put him down at dvm's recamendation.we sent biopsy to TEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY . DIAGNOSIS: DERMATITIS/PANNICULITIS,PYOGRANULOMATOUS,FOCAL WITH LESIONAL HYPHAE. HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN THIS IN A DEER?

rehabgal · Sep 1, 2010

no but i saw it on someone who had gotten bitten by a brown recluse spider.......that is so sad

Nick · Sep 1, 2010

Sorry for your loss. That is really terrible

Scott Heinrich · Sep 1, 2010

Panniculitis-like suggests a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

PYOGRANULOMATOUS: an inflammatory process in which there is infiltration of polymorphonuclear cells into a more chronic area of inflammation characterized by mononuclear cells, macrophages, lymphocytes and possibly plasma cells.

A hypha is a long, branching filamentous structure of a fungus, and also of unrelated Actinobacteria. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium; yeasts are unicellular fungi that do not grow as hyphae/ Lesions containing hypha are common in aquatic animals and some reptiles.

So if I read the diagnosis correctly, It was a fungal infection that matasticized. Is that what your take on the diagnosis is?

my2girls · Sep 2, 2010

Poor thing, I am sorry to hear that you had to put the fawn down. So, if Scott is right (99.9% of the time he is

, hi Scott!) should he have been put down?

Gail

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