“Lumpy jaw” of artiodactyls and macropods, although often considered a manifestation of actinomycosis, is actually an osteomyelitis, perhaps commencing with a dental root abscess or trauma to the jaw. Anaerobes may be cultured from the lesions, and vegetable matter may be impacted in them. It is a chronic disease and difficult to treat. Successful treatment may include draining the abscess, cleaning the cavity with saline and antibiotics, flushing with a combination of hydrogen peroxide–sodium hypochlorite and Betadine, and apicoectomy and endodontic filling when active inflammation has subsided.
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1 March 2005
“LUMPY JAW” IN EXOTIC HOOF STOCK: A HISTOPATHOLOGIC INTERPRETATION WITH A TREATMENT PROPOSAL
David A. Fagan,
James E. Oosterhuis,
Kurt Benirschke
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 36 • No. 1
March 2005
Vol. 36 • No. 1
March 2005
“Lumpy jaw&rdquo
Actinomycosis
chronic alveolar osteomyelitis
compound apicoectomy
exotic hoof stock
surgical fistulation