Adolf J, Dykes N, Semevolos S, Divers T
The Cornell University Hospital for Animals, Department of Clinical Sciences and Radiology, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Aust Vet J. 2001 Oct;79(10):675-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10668.x.
A 6-month-old alpaca presented for lethargy, failure to thrive and leucocytosis. Diagnostic procedures, including thoracic ultrasound, radiographs and a computed tomography scan, were used to document a thoracic mass. Based on appearance and ultrasound-guided aspiration of purulent material, the mass was determined to be a large abscess. The abscess was treated with surgical drainage and long-term antibiotic therapy. The origin of this thoracic abscess was felt to be the caudal mediastinum, secondary to bacterial seeding of the caudal mediastinal lymph nodes. Although an aetiological agent was not definitively determined, the most likely was Actinomyces spp or Arcanobacterium pyogenes. The alpaca made a complete recovery following treatment.
一只6个月大的羊驼因嗜睡、生长发育不良和白细胞增多前来就诊。诊断程序包括胸部超声、X光片和计算机断层扫描，以记录胸部肿块。根据外观和超声引导下抽取的脓性物质，确定该肿块为一个大脓肿。脓肿通过手术引流和长期抗生素治疗。该胸部脓肿的起源被认为是后纵隔，继发于后纵隔淋巴结的细菌感染。虽然没有明确确定病原体，但最有可能的是放线菌属或化脓隐秘杆菌。这只羊驼在治疗后完全康复。
