Treatment of Otitis Externa Associated With Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii

In a Peach-Faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) With an Acetic and Boric Acid Commercial Solution

An Martel, DVM PhD, Freddy Haesebrouck, DVM PhD, Tom Hellebuyck, DVM, and Frank Pasmans, DVM PhD. Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 23(2):141-144. 2009

Abstract
A 5-year-old lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) was presented with scaly crusts around both external ear openings and exudate present around the left ear. The bird had been treated with ivermectin and enrofloxacin without
success. A pure culture of Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii was isolated from both ears. After susceptibility testing, a treatment of an acetic and boric acid solution administered topically 3 times daily was prescribed. The scaly
appearance disappeared after 14 days of treatment and C kroppenstedtii could not be reisolated.