Pyometra Caused by Staphylococcus lentus in a Wild European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

Andreia Garcês; Patrícia Poeta; Vanessa Soeiro; Sara Lóio; Anicia Cardoso-Gomes; Carmén Torres; Isabel Pires

doi:10.7589/2018-06-158

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Andreia Garcês,^1,*,** Patrícia Poeta,^1,2,** Vanessa Soeiro,³ Sara Lóio,³ Anicia Cardoso-Gomes,¹ Carmén Torres,⁴ Isabel Pires^1,5

¹1Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados 50
²2Laboratório Associado for Green Chemistry, New University of Lisbon, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal
³3Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre of Parque Biológico de Gaia, R. Cunha, 4430-681, Avintes, Portugal
⁴4Área de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Avda. de La Paz 93-103, 26006 Log
⁵5Veterinary and Animal Research Center, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prado

^*Corresponding author (email: andreiamvg@gmail.com)
^**These authors contributed equally to this study

Abstract

A severely debilitated, free-living adult female European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) was presented for rehabilitation. It died overnight, and postmortem examination revealed a closed pyometra. Histopathology confirmed metritis with endometrial hyperplasia, and Staphylococcus lentus was isolated from the purulent uterine material. Staphylococcus lentus has not been previously reported to cause infections in European hedgehogs.

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Andreia Garcês, Patrícia Poeta, Vanessa Soeiro, Sara Lóio, Anicia Cardoso-Gomes, Carmén Torres, and Isabel Pires "Pyometra Caused by Staphylococcus lentus in a Wild European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55(3), 724-727, (9 July 2019). https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-06-158

Received: 24 June 2018; Accepted: 14 November 2018; Published: 9 July 2019

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