cryptosporidial infection of lower respiratory tract in a budgerigar (melopsittacus undulates)

Cryptosporidial Infection of Lower Respiratory Tract in a Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulates)

Cryptosporial and bacterial co-infection is reported in a budgerigar with clinical manifestations of septicemia and respiratory tract infection. Microscopically large number of round to oval 2-5μm cryptosporidial organisms were found to be lodged on the parabronchial epithelial cells of the respiratory tract. The bacterial colonies were seen around the parabronchial spaces of the lung tissue. I...

Rhabdomyosarcoma in a Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulates), (The First Case Report from Iran)

A rare case of cutaneous leiomyosarcoma in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

  Leiomyosarcoma in birds is relatively rare. This tumor as a muscle neoplasm was reported in captive and free ranging birds. Smooth muscle cells may develop to the leiomyosracoma, but splenic smooth muscle trabeculae is most common site of the tumor growth. Although budgerigars have an incidence of neoplastic diseases but smooth muscle tumors were rarely reported in this species. To the best o...

Acute lower respiratory tract infection.

Copyright © 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. A cute lower respiratory tract infections are a persistent and pervasive public health problem. They cause a greater burden of disease worldwide than human immunodeficiency virus infection, malaria, cancer, or heart attacks.1 In the United States, they cause more disease and death than any other infection, and there has been little change in morta...

Lymphoid Leucosis and Coligranoluma in a Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

An adult female budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) presented with abdominal enlargement. The condition of the bird deteriorated after needle aspiration for cytological examination. The budgerigar was euthanatized and a complete necropsy was performed. Microscopic sections were prepared and stained with hematoxylin and eosin, Gram staining, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and acid-fast staining. Es...

rhabdomyosarcoma in a budgerigar (melopsittacus undulates), (the first case report from iran)

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