tetracycline and Foot-Diseases

Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Digital Dermatitis; Female; Foot Diseases; Tetracycline

A buffalo disease, called "Degnala", causing lameness, edema, gangrenous ulceration of hooves or tail, emaciation, recumbency and eventual death, occurs in Eastern Nepal. Clinical examinations manifested lice eggs on hairs, bradycardia, hypothermia, dehydration, exanthema and icterus. Hematologically, increase of band neutrophil, giant platelet, hypoalbuminemia and hyperglobulinemia were characteristics. Microscopically, dark blue tiny particles were seen on red blood cell (RBC) after Giemsa staining. Administration of tetracycline at an early stage of the disease was effective.

Topics: Animal Diseases; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Buffaloes; Disease Outbreaks; Extremities; Female; Foot Diseases; Hoof and Claw; Lice Infestations; Male; Nepal; Skin Diseases; Tail; Tetracycline

Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arthritis, Infectious; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Cystitis; Diarrhea; Escherichia coli Infections; Female; Foot Diseases; Fusobacterium Infections; Liver Abscess; Mastitis, Bovine; Meningitis; Osteomyelitis; Pasteurella Infections; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Salmonella Infections, Animal; Sheep; Sheep Diseases; Streptococcal Infections; Sulfonamides; Tetracycline; Uterine Diseases

In a case of actinomycotic mycetoma caused by Streptomyces madurae with extensive destruction of the bone, the foot was saved from amputation by appropriate antibiotic therapy given for a period of 2 1/2 years. Periodic x-ray examinations gave a valuable guide to the progress of the patient. Chemotherapy and antibiotics play an important role in the present day management of mycetoma. Cutaneous amelioration is not the criteria for cure. The bone restoration that occurs much later should be the guide for the duration of therapy.

Topics: Adolescent; Bone Regeneration; Female; Foot Diseases; Humans; Mycetoma; Radiography; Sulfadiazine; Tetracycline

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Foot Diseases; Humans; Nocardia Infections; Pathology; Radiography, Thoracic; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Tetracycline