Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology
Open Access
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue: 1

Sponataneous lesions of cryptococcosis in White Leghorn chicken

  • Author:
  • S.D. Singh1,, B.B. Dash1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2008
  • Page Number: 68 to 69

1Avian Diseases Section, Division of Pathology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122 (U.P.)

*Corresponding author E-mail: sdsingh200S@rediffmail.com

Abstract

Disseminated cryptococcosis was diagnosed in a 26 month old WLH layer chicken during routine histopathological investigation based on the morphology of the encapsulated yeasts found in tissue sections of lungs, kidneys, liver and proventriculus.

Keywords

Cryptococcosis, Histopathology, Proventriculus, Yeasts