Beste DEMİRCİ, Kerem ATALAR, Murat Erdem GÜLTİKEN, Mehmret Önder KARAYİĞİT

Is frozen taxidermy an alternative method for demonstration of dermatopaties?

Taksidermi bedenlerin mumyalanması için uzun yıllardır kullanılan yöntemlerden biridir. Bu olguda ülkemizde çok yaygın gözlenmeyen ichthyosis foetalis’li bir buzağı soğuk hava kullanılarak tahnit edildi. Çalışmanın amacı bu basit ve ucuz yöntemin dermatopatili hayvanların tespitinde kullanılabileceğini göstermekti. Ichthyosis foetalis‘li bir buzağı dehidrasyon için hazırlandı ve soğuk hava deposunda -5 0C’de altı ay saklandı. Taksidermi sürecinin sonunda örnek oda ısısına çıkarıldı ve histo-patolojik ve mikrobiyolojik yönden incelendi. Son olarak, kaybolan hiperemik alanlar post mortem görünümündeki şekliyle renklendirildi. Soğuk hava tahniti sonrası deri üzerindeki hiperemik alanlar kaybolmuştu ve deri ağaç kabuğu gibi sertti ve postmortem görüntüsünü korumaktaydı. Mikrobiyolojik incelemede saprofit bakteriler dışında patojenik bakteriler gözlenmedi. Bu çalışma ile deri patolojilerinin demonstrasyonu için kimyasal maddeler kullanılmaksızın didaktik tahnitler yapılabileceği ifade edilebilir.

Soğuk hava tahniti dermatopatilerin demostrasyonunda alternatif bir yöntem olabilir mi?

Taxidermy is one of the preservation techniques for mummification for centuries. In the present case, frozen taxidermy was performed on the calf with ichthyosis foetalis that is not a common disease in our country. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate this simple and inexpensive technique is able to use to preserve dermatopathic bodies. The calf with ichthyosis foetalis was prepared for dehydration and saved in the cold weather at -5 0C store for six months. After the taxidermy was thawed at room temperature, it was investigated for histo-pathologically and microbiologically. Finally, the disappeared hyperaemic areas were stained to imitate post-mortem appearance. The results revealed that hyperaemic areas were disappeared after frozen taxidermy and the skin was become though like a bark and its appearance was natural. The microbiological results showed that there was no pathogenic bacterial growth except for a few saprophyte bacilli. It is concluded that didactical embalming could be performed to demonstrate dermatophaties with the technique that does not require any chemical application.

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