Mycobacteroides chelonae-abscessus group infection in a Paraguayan rainbow boa (Epicrates crassus)

Authors

  • Sarah Raquel Jesus Santos Simões Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Eduardo Ferreira-Machado Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Jamile Macedo Garcia Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Ticiana Brasil Ervedosa Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Pedro Enrique Navas-Suárez Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Isis Paixão de Jesus Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Julia de Carvalho Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Gabrielle Fernanda Pereira da Silva Gagliotti Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Rodrigo Albergaria Ressio Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Cinthya dos Santos Cirqueira Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Ketlyn Bolsachini Figueiredo Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Ana Carolina Souza Ramos de Carvalho Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Thaís Eleonora Madeira Butti Zoonoses Surveillance, Municipal Health Department, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Author
  • Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello Teixeira Sorocaba Zoological Park, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Author
  • André Luiz Mota da Costa Sorocaba Zoological Park, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Author
  • Maraya Lincon Silva Sorocaba Zoological Park, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Author
  • Mayara Grego Caiaffa Sorocaba Zoological Park, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Author
  • Cassia Regina Ramos Gonzaga Sorocaba Zoological Park, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Author
  • Flora Nogueira Matos Sorocaba Zoological Park, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Author
  • Juliana Mariotti Guerra Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author
  • Natália Coelho Couto de Azevedo Fernandes Pathology Center, Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v16i3p167-171

Keywords:

Reptile pathology, Heterophilic granuloma, Mycobacteriaceae, wild animal, zoological garden

Abstract

Paraguayan rainbow boa (Epicrates crassus) is widely distributed in the central portion of South America, threatened by human actions, and commonly maintained as a pet or in scientific collections. Mycobacteroides chelonae-abscessus group (MCABC) is the most important emerging nontuberculous mycobacterium pathogen in humans. This report describes a systemic MCABC infection in a captive E. crassus, with heterophilic granulomatous lesions in the lungs, liver, kidneys, and peripheral nervous system. Histochemical stains demonstrated Gram-positive and alcohol-acid-fast bacilli that cross-reacted with antigens of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin in immunohistochemistry. A nested polymerase chain reaction followed by DNA sequencing indicated the genus of the mycobacteria. Despite the rapid systemic spread of MCABC, it is necessary to develop safer, more rapid, and more effective treatments and diagnoses to understand the role of reptiles in this disease.

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Published

2023-11-30

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2023): BJVP

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

Simões, S. R. J. S., Ferreira-Machado, E., Garcia, J. M., Ervedosa, T. B., Navas-Suárez, P. E., Jesus, I. P. de, Carvalho, J. de, Gagliotti, G. F. P. da S., Ressio, R. A., Cirqueira, C. dos S., Figueiredo, K. B., Carvalho, A. C. S. R. de, Butti, T. E. M., Teixeira, R. H. F., Costa, A. L. M. da, Silva, M. L., Caiaffa, M. G., Gonzaga, C. R. R., Matos, F. N., … Fernandes, N. C. C. de A. (2023). Mycobacteroides chelonae-abscessus group infection in a Paraguayan rainbow boa (Epicrates crassus). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 16(3), 167-171. https://doi.org/10.24070/bjvp.1983-0246.v16i3p167-171