Otro
Photodynamic Therapy for Pododermatitis in Penguins
Registro en:
Zoo Biology. Hoboken: Wiley-blackwell, v. 33, n. 4, p. 353-356, 2014.
0733-3188
10.1002/zoo.21135
WOS:000340517900013
Autor
Sellera, Fabio Parra
Sabino, Caetano Padial
Ribeiro, Martha Simoes
Fernandes, Lorie Tukamoto
Pogliani, Fabio Celidonio
Teixeira, Carlos Roberto
Pereira Dutra, Gustavo Henrique
Nascimento, Cristiane Lassalvia
Resumen
Pododermatitis is currently one of most frequent and important clinical complications in seabirds kept in captivity or in rehabilitation centers. In this study, five Magellanic penguins with previous pododermatitis lesions on their footpad were treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT). All PDT treated lesions successfully regressed and no recurrence was observed during the 6-month follow-up period. PDT seems to be an inexpensive and effective alternative treatment for pododermatitis in Magellanic penguins encouraging further research on this topic. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.