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1 June 2001 Aspergillus Blepharitis and Dermatitis in a Peregrine Falcon-Gyrfalcon Hybrid (Falco peregrinus × Falco rusticolus)
GEORGE A. ABRAMS, JOANNE PAUL-MURPHY, JAN C. RAMER, CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY
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Abstract

A 3-year-old female peregrine falcon-gyrfalcon hybrid (Falco peregrinus × Falco rusticolus) was presented for evaluation of a lesion below the right eye. Initial examination revealed an abraded, crusty lesion on the right lower eyelid that was believed to be consistent with trauma and a secondary bacterial infection. Despite initial diagnostic procedures and treatment, the condition progressed to severe blepharitis and dermatitis involving the upper and lower eyelids of both eyes and the head. Septated fungal hyphae were identified by histopathologic analysis in specimens obtained from the lesions and an Aspergillus species was cultured. The blepharitis and dermatitis were treated successfully with oral itraconazole (15 mg/kg q12h) and topical miconazole cream, applied twice daily.

GEORGE A. ABRAMS, JOANNE PAUL-MURPHY, JAN C. RAMER, and CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY "Aspergillus Blepharitis and Dermatitis in a Peregrine Falcon-Gyrfalcon Hybrid (Falco peregrinus × Falco rusticolus)," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 15(2), 114-120, (1 June 2001). https://doi.org/10.1647/1082-6742(2001)015[0114:ABADIA]2.0.CO;2
Published: 1 June 2001
KEYWORDS
Aspergillus
birds of prey
blepharitis
dermatitis
Falco peregrinus
Falco rusticolus
gyrfalcon
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