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1 March 2007 Chronic Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis in a Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot (Amazona aestiva aestiva)
Olga Amann, Marja J. L. Kik, Maartje H. A C. Passon-Vastenburg, Ineke Westerhof, Johannes T. Lumeij, Nico J. Schoemaker
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Abstract

A 30-yr-old blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazon aestiva aestiva) was presented to the clinic with a history of sneezing more often during the last 2 mo. Physical examination revealed only a mild nasal discharge. Complete hematologic and plasma biochemical examination showed no abnormalities. Computerized tomography (CT) of the complete bird showed generalized lung alterations consistent with lung fibrosis. Two lung biopsies were taken. The results of the histologic examination of the biopsies confirmed the tentative CT diagnosis of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of chronic pulmonary interstitial fibrosis diagnosed by means of a lung biopsy in an avian species. The histologic characteristics are discussed and compared with those of human idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Olga Amann, Marja J. L. Kik, Maartje H. A C. Passon-Vastenburg, Ineke Westerhof, Johannes T. Lumeij, and Nico J. Schoemaker "Chronic Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis in a Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot (Amazona aestiva aestiva)," Avian Diseases 51(1), 150-153, (1 March 2007). https://doi.org/10.1637/0005-2086(2007)051[0150:CPIFIA]2.0.CO;2
Received: 20 August 2006; Accepted: 1 November 2006; Published: 1 March 2007
KEYWORDS
Amazon parrot
Fibrosis
lung
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