[Anaerobic organisms infections as pharyngeal phlegmon, glossitis and malignant edema in cows]

ABSTRACT

During last decade five cows admitted to the veterinary faculty teaching hospital because of anorexia and swelling of the head. Clinical examination revealed pyrexia, salivation, dysphagia, swelling of the intermandibular space and face. Refering to bacteriological results, two cases diagnosed as malignant edema caused by clostridium septicum. and three cases as pharyngeal phlegmon or necrotic cellulitis caused by fusobacterium necrophorum. Three cases died due to severe toxemia and two cases have survived because of early diagnosis aggressive therapy with penicillin, streptomycin and phenylbutazone. This treatment was carried out for 5 consecutive days