Computed tomographic findings in a calf with actinomycosis: a case report

In this report a case of actinomycosis in a five-month-old Holstein calf is described. The patient displayed a hard and immobile swelling in the mandible and fever. Computed tomography (CT) imaging of the skull was performed under deep sedation and revealed an asymmetrical appearance of the mandible...

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Published in:Veterinární medicína 2011-05, Vol.56 (5), p.255-259
Main Authors: Mohamed, T.,Qassim Univ. (Saudi Arabia). Coll. of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Al-Sobayil, F.,Qassim Univ. (Saudi Arabia). Coll. of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Kurwasawa, T.,Rakuno Gakuen Univ., Ebetsu (Japan). School of Veterinary Medicine, Nakade, T.,Rakuno Gakuen Univ., Ebetsu (Japan). School of Veterinary Medicine, Floeck, M.,University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health
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Language:English
Subjects:
ACTINOMICOSIS
ACTINOMYCOSE
ACTINOMYCOSIS
Anti-inflammatory agents
Antibiotics
CABEZA
CALVES
Case reports
cattle
Computed tomography
CRANE
CRANEO
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC
DIAGNOSTICO
Fever
HEAD
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http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6428
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http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7566
http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7715
Inflammation
LESION
LESIONES
LESIONS
Leukocytosis
lumpy jaw
Mandible
Neutrophilia
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
RADIOGRAFIA
RADIOGRAPHIE
RADIOGRAPHY
SINTOMAS
SKULL
SYMPTOME
SYMPTOMS
TERAPIA
TERNERO
TETE
THERAPEUTIQUE
THERAPY
treatment
VEAU
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Summary:In this report a case of actinomycosis in a five-month-old Holstein calf is described. The patient displayed a hard and immobile swelling in the mandible and fever. Computed tomography (CT) imaging of the skull was performed under deep sedation and revealed an asymmetrical appearance of the mandible with the presence of intra-mandibular hypodense lesions. Haematologic and serum biochemical profiles revealed leukocytosis, neutrophilia, hypoalbuminaemia and hypergammaglobulinaemia. Treatment consisted of flushing the lesion and administration of antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The calf responded to therapy and had recovered almost completely four months later. The present case indicates that CT is an effective non-invasive means of identifying mandibular lesions in cattle.
ISSN:0375-8427
1805-9392
DOI:10.17221/1559-VETMED