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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis and myositis in a western lowland gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla )
Author(s) -
Allender M.C.,
McCain S.L.,
Ramsay E.C.,
Schumacher J.,
Ilha M.R.S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2009.00337.x
Subject(s) - gorilla , fasciitis , myositis , medicine , biology , anatomy , surgery , paleontology
A 39‐yr‐old wild‐caught, female western lowland gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla ) died during an immobilization to assess swelling and apparent pain of the cervical region. Necropsy revealed a fistulous tract containing plant material in the oropharynx, above the soft palate, communicating with a left‐sided cervical necrotizing fasciitis and myositis. Alpha‐hemolytic Streptococcus and Prevotella sp. were isolated from the cervical lesion . This is a report of cervical necrotizing fasciitis in a western lowland gorilla.