Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma Associated with Previous Chronic Osteomyelitis Caused by Serratia liquefaciens in a German Shepherd Dog

Abstract

Development of bone tumors as a result of chronic osteomyelitis represents a relatively rare and late complication in humans and animals. We described a malignant transformation (chondroblastic osteosarcoma) in a 7-year-old German shepherd with a history of polyostotic osteomyelitis caused by Serratia liquefaciens when the dog was 15 months old. The tumor developed in the right humeral diaphysis, one of the sites of polyostotic osteomyelitis. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of polyostotic osteomyelitis caused by Serratia liquefaciens in dogs.

Bacterial endophthalmitis caused by Serratia sp. nov. In rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

“…In addition to these, there are also studies that indicate natural infection and disease caused by the genus Serratia in other species, namely: birds (MÜLLER et al, 1986;POETA et al, 2016;KASHASH et al, 2022), cats (HOHENHAUS et al, 1997KELLY et al, 2015;GUYONNET et al, 2019), dogs (FRANKE;Richert, 1944;Wilkins, 1973;PLAVEC et al, 2008;PEREZ et al, 2011;COALL et al, 2022;FRANCHINI et al, 2022), cattle (BARNUM et al, 1958Nicholls et al, 1981;ISAKSSON;Holmberg, 1984;BOWMAN et al, 1986;WILSON et al , 1990;Todhunter et al, 1991;RUEGG et al, 1992;Kamarudin et al, 1996;DI GUARDO et al, 1997;Schukken et al, 2012;FRIMAN et al, 2019), mollusks (MÜLLER et al, 1995), turtles (HALL et al, 2022 and other reptiles, amphibians and fish (CLAUSEN; DURAN-REYNALS, 1937).…”

Bacterial endoftalmitis caused by Serratia sp. in a bunny (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

“…In addition to these, there are also studies that point to natural infection and disease caused by the genus Serratia in other species, namely: birds (MÜLLER et al, 1986;POETA et al, 2016;KASHASH et al, 2022), cats (HOHENHAUS et al, 1997KELLY et al, 2015;GUYONNET et al, 2019), dogs (FRANKE;RICHERT, 1944;WILKINS, 1973;PLAVEC et al, 2008;PEREZ et al, 2011;COALL et al, 2022;FRANCHINI et al, 2022), cattle (BARNUM et al, 1958;NICHOLLS et al, 1981;ISAKSSON;HOLMBERG, 1984;BOWMAN et al, 1986;WILSON et al 1990;TODHUNTER et al, 1991;RUEGG et al, 1992;KAMARUDIN et al, 1996;DI GUARDO et al, 1997;SCHUKKEN et al, 2012;FRIMAN et al, 2019), molluscs (MÜLLER et al, 1995, turtles (HALL et al, 2022) and other reptiles, amphibians and fish (CLAUSEN; DURAN-REYNALS, 1937).…”