Exotic pet infections

DDx

-Hedgehogs: T. Mentagrophtes, saliva-induced urticaria, salmonella, mycobacteria

-Iguanas: Salmonella, serratia (resistant strains: use quinolone)

-Flying Squirrels: Rickettsia prowazeki (typhus fever), staph

-Gerbils: Leishmania, giardia, staph aureus, avian mites

-Praire dogs: Monkeypox,Yersinia, tularemia

-Cockatoos and macaws: Cryptococcus neoformans

Source

7/2/09 PANI