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|q1= What is the morphological diagnosis? | |q1= What is the morphological diagnosis? | ||
|a1= Multifocal follicular and feather pulp haemorrhage. | |a1= Multifocal follicular and feather pulp haemorrhage. | ||
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|q2= What is the aetiological agent? | |q2= What is the aetiological agent? | ||
|a2= These haemorrhages, which can vary in severity, are typical of polyomavirus infection in young psittacines. | |a2= These haemorrhages, which can vary in severity, are typical of polyomavirus infection in young psittacines. | ||
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|q3= What internal lesions would you expect? | |q3= What internal lesions would you expect? | ||
|a3= Depending on the species of psittacine, there is hepatic enlargement and variable necrosis, and splenomegaly. Generalized serosal haemorrhages may be present and, in a few cases, intestinal necrosis and haemorrhage are noted. | |a3= Depending on the species of psittacine, there is hepatic enlargement and variable necrosis, and splenomegaly. Generalized serosal haemorrhages may be present and, in a few cases, intestinal necrosis and haemorrhage are noted. | ||
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|q4= How can a definitive diagnosis be made? | |q4= How can a definitive diagnosis be made? | ||
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*Swabbing affected organs and submitting the swab for DNA probe testing is definitive, and, in cases with poorly developed lesions, may be the only way of making a positive diagnosis. | *Swabbing affected organs and submitting the swab for DNA probe testing is definitive, and, in cases with poorly developed lesions, may be the only way of making a positive diagnosis. | ||
*Cloacal swabs may be assessed by PCR for the presence of polyomavirus. | *Cloacal swabs may be assessed by PCR for the presence of polyomavirus. | ||
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The photo above shows gross appearance of feathers from a young cockatoo that died following a short clinical illness.
| Question | Answer | Article | |
| What is the morphological diagnosis? | Multifocal follicular and feather pulp haemorrhage.
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[[|Link to Article]] | |
| What is the aetiological agent? | These haemorrhages, which can vary in severity, are typical of polyomavirus infection in young psittacines.
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[[|Link to Article]] | |
| What internal lesions would you expect? | Depending on the species of psittacine, there is hepatic enlargement and variable necrosis, and splenomegaly. Generalized serosal haemorrhages may be present and, in a few cases, intestinal necrosis and haemorrhage are noted.
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[[|Link to Article]] | |
| How can a definitive diagnosis be made? |
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[[|Link to Article]] | |
