@article{article_555977, title={Hydatid cysts on lungs of two African giraffe}, journal={Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={58}, pages={65–67}, year={2011}, DOI={10.1501/Vetfak_0000002451}, author={Bozkurt, Mehmet Fatih and Alçığır, Mehmet Eray and Yumuşak, Nihat and Kaya, Atilla and Coşkan, Arda Selin and Kutsal, Osman}, keywords={Giraffe, hydatid cysts, lung, pathology}, abstract={In the study, hydatid cysts were evaluated macroscopically and histopathologically on the lungs of 28-year-old male and 33-year-old female, two African giraffes. It was encountered with multiple cysts, which varied 3-10 cm in diameter, on lungs of both animals. Histopathologically, germinative membrans and brooding capsules including protoscolex were seen on tissue sections of lungs that were stained by HE (hematoxylin-eosin) and PAS (periodic acid Schiff). Granulomatous inflammation consisting of mononuclear cell infiltrations and foreign body type of giant cells was attented at the margins of cysts. As a result, hydatid cysts were described pathomorphologically on lungs of two giraffes}, number={1}, publisher={Ankara University}