Raquel M de Freitas Pereira, Hodias S de Oliveira Filho, José L C Duarte, Fabiano R P Júnior, Telma de Sousa Lima, Kin M O L Dos Santos, Edivaldo da Silva Pereira, Nádyra Jerônimo da Silva, Celso J Bruno de Oliveira, Jeann Leal de Araújo, Fábio de Souza Mendonça
Salmonella enterica subsp houtenae has been recovered from a wide variety of species, including reptiles, and has been linked to important clinical manifestations in snakes and lizards. We describe a case of concomitant fibrinonecrotic enteritis and orchitis associated with S. enterica subsp houtenae infection in a short-tailed boa (Boa constrictor amarali). At necropsy, the mucosa of the large intestine was covered by a focally extensive fibrinonecrotic exudate (diphtheritic pseudomembrane). The left testicle was enlarged, firm and diffusely expanded by a thick fibrinous yellow exudate...
February 1, 2024: Journal of Comparative Pathology