1. RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESSES IN TWO WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLAS (GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA)
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Jennifer D'Agostino, Gretchen A. Cole, Alicia Hahn, and Jan Raines
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Abdominal Abscess ,Gorilla ,Insomnia, Fatal Familial ,Western lowland gorilla ,Fatal Outcome ,biology.animal ,medicine ,Animals ,Retroperitoneal Space ,Abscess ,Paresis ,Perivulvar ,Gorilla gorilla ,General Veterinary ,biology ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Anatomy ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Ape Diseases ,Lameness ,General malaise ,Female ,Animal Science and Zoology ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
This report describes two cases of retroperitoneal abscesses in female western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Clinical symptoms included perivulvar discharge, lameness, hindlimb paresis, and general malaise. Retroperitoneal abscesses should be considered as part of a complete differential list in female gorillas with similar clinical signs.
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- 2014
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