Kido Nobuhide, Tanaka Sohei, Omiya Tomoko, Shoji Yasuyuki, Senzaki Masaru, Hanzawa Sayuri, Ando Masato, Osaki Tomohiro, Hatai Hitoshi, Miyoshi Noriaki, Hifumi Tatsuro, Suzuki Naomi, Kawakami Shigehisa
Kanazawa Zoological Gardens, Yokohama Greenery Foundation, 5-15-1, Kamariya higashi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0014, Japan.
Veterinary Surgery, Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tottori University, 4-101, Koyama Minami, Tottori 680-8550, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci. 2018 Dec 11;80(12):1834-1838. doi: 10.1292/jvms.18-0316. Epub 2018 Oct 16.
Asian and African elephants are frequently afflicted by foot disorders that can be very challenging to manage even with aggressive therapy. Such conditions may have indirect life-threatening effects. Mohs' paste (zinc chloride based escharotic agent) was used to treat a female Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) aged 39 years with foot disorder at Kanazawa Zoological Gardens. Degenerated hyperplastic tissue was observed inside the hoofs of digits 2 and 5. Mohs' paste was applied on the lesions, which coagulated the hyperplastic tissue and restrained its proliferation. Subsequently, the hyperplastic tissue could be trimmed with little pain, and the disorder became manageable. Mohs' paste treatment was effective and is expected to be an alternative treatment for hoof disorder.
亚洲象和非洲象经常受到足部疾病的困扰，即使采用积极的治疗方法，这些疾病也很难处理。此类病症可能会产生间接的危及生命的影响。在金泽动物园，Mohs糊剂（一种基于氯化锌的腐蚀剂）被用于治疗一头39岁患有足部疾病的雌性印度象（印度象）。在第2和第5趾的蹄内观察到退化的增生组织。将Mohs糊剂涂抹在病变处，使增生组织凝固并抑制其增殖。随后，可以在几乎没有疼痛的情况下修剪增生组织，疾病变得可以控制。Mohs糊剂治疗是有效的，有望成为治疗蹄部疾病的一种替代疗法。
