<i>Fusobacterium necrophorum</i> and <i>Actinomyces</i> spp. masseter muscle abscessation in an adult alpaca

There are few documented cases of facial abscesses due to masseter abscess formation in South American camelids. Facial swellings camelids have been reported and frequently apical tooth root infections. Masseter has described people. However, this lesion not previously This case report describes the clinical signs, diagnostic procedures pathological findings adult male Huacaya alpaca suffering from a caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum Actinomyces spp. The mass was delimited computed tomography removed under general anaesthesia. histopathology revealed severe focally extensive suppurative inflammation, which infiltrated effaced skeletal muscle. Bacterial cultures that Once removed, started on antimicrobial therapy did fully recover at farm.