Pituitary cystadenoma, enterolipidosis, and cutaneous mycosis in an Everglades ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 538-541

  Dadone, Liza I ^a,f   Klaphake, Eric ^b   Garner, Michael M ^c   Schwahn, Denise ^d,g   Sigler, Lynne ^e   Trupkiewicz, John G ^c   Myers, Gwen ^a   Barrie, Michael T ^a  

^a Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ^*  (United States)

^b ZooMontana   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous mycosis; Everglades ratsnake (Elaphe obsolete rossalleni); Fusarium oxysporum; intestinal lipidosis; pituitary cystadenoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTADENOMA; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ENTEROPATHY; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LIPIDOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CYSTADENOMA; DERMATOMYCOSES; INTESTINAL DISEASES; ITRACONAZOLE; LIPIDOSES; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SNAKES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ELAPHE; ELAPHE OBSOLETA ROSSALLENI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS;

EID: 77956489701     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2009-0124.1     Document Type: Article

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