Jergens A E, Brown T P, England T L
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1988 Nov 15;193(10):1292-4.
Psittacine beak and feather disease syndrome was diagnosed in an adult sulfur-crested cockatoo with a history of chronic, progressive feather loss and beak necrosis. A definitive diagnosis was made on the basis of clinical signs and the observation of intracytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusions in involved feather follicular epithelium. Psittacine beak and feather disease syndrome develops in a variety of psittacine species and usually has a progressive and irreversible clinical course. Symmetric feather loss with replacement by severely dystrophic plumage is the salient clinical finding. Beak elongation and breakage also may be found. Treatment of diseased birds remains palliative and consists of a controlled environment, balanced nutrition, antibiotics, and autogenous vaccines. Avian practitioners should include psittacine beak and feather disease syndrome as a potential cause for pathologic feather loss in caged birds.
一只成年硫冠凤头鹦鹉被诊断患有鹦鹉喙羽病综合征，该鹦鹉有慢性、进行性羽毛脱落和喙坏死的病史。根据临床症状以及在受累毛囊上皮细胞内观察到的胞浆内和核内包涵体做出了明确诊断。鹦鹉喙羽病综合征在多种鹦鹉物种中都会出现，通常具有进行性且不可逆的临床病程。显著的临床特征是羽毛对称性脱落，被严重营养不良的羽毛所替代。还可能出现喙伸长和折断的情况。患病鸟类的治疗仍以姑息治疗为主，包括控制环境、均衡营养、使用抗生素和自体疫苗。鸟类从业者应将鹦鹉喙羽病综合征视为笼养鸟类病理性羽毛脱落的潜在原因。
