American kestrel (Falco spaverius) fledgling with severe bilateral periorbital swelling and infection with Mycoplasma buteonis, Avibacterium (Pasteurella) gallinarum, and Staphylococcus pasteuri

J Avian Med Surg. 2014 Jun;28(2):127-31. doi: 10.1647/2013-021.

Abstract

Abstract: A female American kestrel (Falco spaverius) fledgling was found on the ground with a suspected trauma to the right eye and open-mouth breathing. During the first 2 days of hospitalization, the bird developed severe bilateral periorbital cellulitis, blepharoedema, and sinusitis. The periocular tissues of the right globe were devitalized and communicated with a fistula at the commissure of the right side of the beak. The blepharoedema of the left eye was aspirated and yielded a dark colored malodorous fluid, which was submitted for aerobic bacterial and Mycoplasma cultures. Results showed a mixed infection with Mycoplasma buteonis, Avibacterium gallinarum, and Staphylococcus pasteuri, all of which are not commonly isolated from birds of prey. With antimicrobial therapy, supportive care, and surgical debridement of the right periocular necrotic tissues and adhesed phthisical globe, the kestrel recovered from this severe mixed upper respiratory infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bird Diseases / microbiology*
  • Bird Diseases / pathology
  • Eye Diseases / drug therapy
  • Eye Diseases / microbiology
  • Eye Diseases / pathology
  • Eye Diseases / surgery
  • Eye Diseases / veterinary*
  • Falconiformes*
  • Female
  • Mycoplasma / classification
  • Mycoplasma / isolation & purification
  • Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology
  • Mycoplasma Infections / veterinary*
  • Pasteurella / classification
  • Pasteurella / isolation & purification
  • Pasteurella Infections / microbiology
  • Pasteurella Infections / pathology
  • Pasteurella Infections / veterinary*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
  • Staphylococcus / classification
  • Staphylococcus / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents