| ulcerative dermatitis and valvular endocarditis associated with staphylococcus aureus in a hyacinth macaw (anadorhynchus hyacinthinus). | an 18-yr-old male hyacinth macaw (anadorhynchus hyacinthinus) was found dead in his aviary with no preexisting signs. the bird had a chronic history of feather damaging behavior, with severe ulcerative dermatitis. pathologic findings revealed a vegetative valvular endocarditis, myocarditis, septicemia, chronic severe glomerulonephritis, and thyroid dysplasia. staphylococcus aureus was isolated from the valve, the liver, and the skin. repeated trauma and low-rate bacteriemia may have contributed ... | 2014 | 25055625 |