학술논문
TREATMENT OF VASCULITIS AND DERMATITIS IN A 59-YR-OLD NILE HIPPOPOTAMUS (HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS).
Document Type
Case Study
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Source
Journal of Zoo & Wildlife Medicine; Sep2012, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p652-656, 5p
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ISSN
10427260
Abstract
The article presents a case study of a 59-year-old Nile hippopotamus which was presented with acute multiple ulcers of its skin folds, vulva and tongue. Hisptopathologic lesions were revealed and were ulcerative to necrotic epidermis. The hippopotamus was treated for vasculitis and severe dermatitis.