Clinical case of caseous lymphadenitis in a goat: case management
2016
Jesse Faez Firdaus A. | Chung, Eric Lim Teik | Wahid H. | Idris Umar H. | Asinamai Athliamai Bitrus | Nurul S. R. | Yusuf A. | Mohammed Azmi M. L. | Muhammad Abubakar S. | Lawan Adamu
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is the causative agent of caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) a contagious and infectious disease in smallruminants. This report describes a case of CLA in a Boer cross goat infected with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. The manifestation of abscess in the superficial lymph node presented as a mass ofapproximately 5 cm by 5 cm in diameter at the base of the ear. The mass was solid and non-movable upon palpation. The mass was incised and the caseous material was aspirated and sent to the bacteriologylaboratory where Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis was isolated. Thewound was cleaned and flushed with diluted chlorhexidine and iodine solutions daily. This procedure aids in the complete healing of the wound after a few weeks. However, the agent of the disease persistsin the animal in its entire life and culling is recommended to prevent the spread of the disease in the herd.
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