Treatment of vasculitis and dermatitis in a 59-yr-old nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 652-656

  Spriggs, Maria ^a   Reeder, Chris ^b  

^a Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden   (United States)

^b Animal Dermatology Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; Hippopotamus; Hippopotamus amphibius; Skin; Streptococcus; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENTOXIFYLLINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; VASCULITIS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTIODACTYLA; FEMALE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; VASCULITIS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84867381238     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2011-0243R2.1     Document Type: Article

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