Background: Cutaneous infections are important diseases in captive and free-ranging pinnipeds and are associated with various causative agents. Some special agents, such as fungi, morbillivirus and mycobacteria, can cause cutaneous specific granulomatous inflammation.
Objectives: To identity the cause of chronic dermatitis in a spotted seal in an aquarium.
Methods: Herein, we analyze the clinical history and cutaneous samples of the spotted seal through differential diagnosis (histopathology, microorganism culture, special histochemical staining methods, PCR), and antibiotic susceptibility test.
Results: This is a rare pyogranulomatous dermatitis case caused by E. faecalis in a captive adult male spotted seal (Phoca largha) in an aquarium.
Conclusions: We provide a meaningful approach to the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial dermatitis in pinnipeds.
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