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Belzer, W. (2008). Spontaneous resolution of aural abscesses in the eastern box turtle, terrapene carolina carolina. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 18, 64–66.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich (12 Dec 2010 20:43:00 UTC) |
| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Belzer2008 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Bakterien = bacteria, Emydidae, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Terrapene, Terrapene carolina, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Belzer Collection: Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery |
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Cranial abscesses are a frequently observed phenomenon in box turtles (Terrapene). While standard procedures exist for treating this disease in captive animals, the final result of such abscesses in nature has remained uncertain. The author reports on findings resulting from tracking 144 Eastern Box Turtles (T. carolina). Twenty cases of aural abscesses were recorded over the course of a decade. Of these, fifteen cases healed naturally and five required researcher-induced amputation (after turtle exhibited obvious weight loss). This is the first evidence in support of the hypothesis proposing that these abscesses spontaneously disappear in nature.
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