Lavin S, Marco I, Franch J, Abarca L
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Zentralbl Veterinarmed B. 1998 May;45(4):251-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00790.x.
A case of pyogenic arthritis associated to an Actinomyces pyogenes infection in a chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) is described. The animal was a 5-year-old female that had been seen alone in a wooded area close to a small town in November 1995, and was lame on one front limb. One month later, it was seen again in a nearby area. Its lameness had worsened and it knuckled on both front limbs while eating. Its nutrition status had worsened considerably. On 8 January 1996 the animal was found dead. It was cachectic, its metatarsal/metacarpal-digital joints were all swollen and its hoofs were longer than normal. The microbiological study of the samples obtained showed a large number of beta-haemolytic colonies subsequently identified as Actinomyces pyogenes. Obligate anaerobic bacteria were not isolated from the samples.
本文描述了一例与化脓放线菌感染相关的岩羚羊（比利牛斯岩羚羊）化脓性关节炎病例。该动物为一只5岁雌性岩羚羊，于1995年11月在靠近一个小镇的林区被单独发现，其一条前肢跛行。一个月后，在附近地区再次发现它。它的跛行情况恶化，进食时双前肢均出现指关节着地的现象。其营养状况也显著恶化。1996年1月8日，该动物被发现死亡。它极度消瘦，跖骨/掌骨-指关节均肿胀，蹄子比正常的长。对所取样本进行的微生物学研究显示有大量β-溶血菌落，随后鉴定为化脓放线菌。样本中未分离出专性厌氧菌。
