Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheep

Nocardia spp. are known as causes of bovine mastitis, pneumonia, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscesses and disseminated disease. Pulmonary infection by Nocardia spp. was diagnosed in a sheep. Grossly, the animal had multiple white, firm, and small nodules in the lung. Microscopically, the nodules cons...

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Main Authors: Reza Kheirandish, Masoud Sami, Reza Ghanbarpour, Soodeh Alidadi
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Published: Selcuk University Press
Series:Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
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description Nocardia spp. are known as causes of bovine mastitis, pneumonia, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscesses and disseminated disease. Pulmonary infection by Nocardia spp. was diagnosed in a sheep. Grossly, the animal had multiple white, firm, and small nodules in the lung. Microscopically, the nodules consisted of foci of pyogranulomatous inflammation with the presence of macrophages, multinucleated (langhans- type) giant cells and eosinophilic amorphous material with rosette-shape configurations (Splendore-Hoeppli reaction). Tissue samples of the lung were streaked onto bovine blood agar, incubated at 37 oC for 48-72 hours under aerobic condition, and stained with Gram and modified Zeihl-Neelsen staining. Bacteriological investigations confirmed numerous thin, gram-positive, beaded, branching, filamentous and nonacid fast organisms. Finally, on the basis of characteristic gross, histopathological and bacteriological findings pulmonary nocardiosis was diagnosed, and this is the first reported case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a sheep in Iran.
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spelling doaj-art-ccbac006ef0d4a0c9971bb8e7e00e5562025-02-03T11:25:40ZengSelcuk University PressEurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences1309-69582146-19532942202241018Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheepReza Kheirandish0Masoud SamiReza Ghanbarpour1Soodeh AlidadiDepartment of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IranDepartment of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, IranNocardia spp. are known as causes of bovine mastitis, pneumonia, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscesses and disseminated disease. Pulmonary infection by Nocardia spp. was diagnosed in a sheep. Grossly, the animal had multiple white, firm, and small nodules in the lung. Microscopically, the nodules consisted of foci of pyogranulomatous inflammation with the presence of macrophages, multinucleated (langhans- type) giant cells and eosinophilic amorphous material with rosette-shape configurations (Splendore-Hoeppli reaction). Tissue samples of the lung were streaked onto bovine blood agar, incubated at 37 oC for 48-72 hours under aerobic condition, and stained with Gram and modified Zeihl-Neelsen staining. Bacteriological investigations confirmed numerous thin, gram-positive, beaded, branching, filamentous and nonacid fast organisms. Finally, on the basis of characteristic gross, histopathological and bacteriological findings pulmonary nocardiosis was diagnosed, and this is the first reported case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a sheep in Iran.http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1018pulmonary nocardiosissheep
spellingShingle Reza Kheirandish
Masoud Sami
Reza Ghanbarpour
Soodeh Alidadi
Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheep
Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
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sheep
title Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheep
title_full Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheep
title_fullStr Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheep
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheep
title_short Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheep
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topic pulmonary nocardiosis
sheep
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