An Unusual Huge Abscess in a Buffalo Bull (Bubalis bubalis): Case Report

Abstract

Abscess is a localized suppurative inflammation limited by a wall of granulation tissue (Sasty and Rama, 2004). One of the most important causes of abscesses in Egyptian buffaloes is the lymphatic borne infection. Oedematous skin disease (OSD) is widely distributed in Egyptian buffaloes
and became endemic in Egypt (Selim, 2001). OSD is caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and characterized by appearance of circumscribed nodules which gradually developed into closed abscess containing bloody to pus tinged with blood or pure creamy pus along the course of lymphatic vessels of the forelimbs, abdomen, and thigh
(Sayed et al., 2007). In this paper, the huge abscess at an atypical site, i.e. lateral to the mandible of a buffalo bull, and its successful treatment by surgical excision is reported.