Clostridium perfringens types A and D associated with enterotoxemia in an 18-month-old goat
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
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13(4): 885-893, 2007. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Postmortem examination of a Boer buck that died peracutely revealed bowel and liver diffusely congested and edematous. Kidney was apparently edematous. Clostridium perfringens type A was isolated from bowel and type D from kidney. Microscopic examination revealed large areas of necrosis in the renal cortex and medulla (pulpy kidney disease), hyperemia and centrilobular necrosis of the liver, necrosis of the small-intestine wall, pulmonary edema and congestion, intense hyperemia of the cerebellum, hyperemia and edema of the brain.
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Main subject:
Clostridium Infections
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Clostridium perfringens
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Enterotoxemia
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis
Journal subject:
Toxicology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Biologic Institute/BR
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