Illthrift in suckling lambs attributed to lung pyogranuloma formation

Lung sections stained with Gomori's methenamine silver stain revealed the presence of a large number of fungal structures, morphologically consistent with Alternaria or Helminthosporium species, within most (15 of 20) pyogranulomas in lamb 1 ( Fig 1d ); a smaller number of (mostly lysed) fungi...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2009-09, Vol.165 (12), p.348-350
Main Authors: Giadinis, N. D., Loukopoulos, P., Tsakos, P., Kritsepi-Konstantinou, M., Kaldrymidou, E., Karatzias, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternaria - isolation & purification
Animals
Animals, Suckling
Bacterial infections
case studies
Female
Fungal infections
Granuloma, Respiratory Tract - complications
Granuloma, Respiratory Tract - microbiology
Granuloma, Respiratory Tract - pathology
Granuloma, Respiratory Tract - veterinary
Growth rate
growth retardation
lambs
Liver
Lung Diseases, Fungal - complications
Lung Diseases, Fungal - microbiology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - pathology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - veterinary
Lungs
Male
Morphology
Mycoses - complications
Mycoses - pathology
Mycoses - veterinary
Pneumonia
respiratory tract diseases
Sheep
Sheep Diseases - etiology
Sheep Diseases - microbiology
Sheep Diseases - pathology
Surgical Wound Infection - complications
Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology
Surgical Wound Infection - veterinary
Tail - surgery
tail docking
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Summary:Lung sections stained with Gomori's methenamine silver stain revealed the presence of a large number of fungal structures, morphologically consistent with Alternaria or Helminthosporium species, within most (15 of 20) pyogranulomas in lamb 1 ( Fig 1d ); a smaller number of (mostly lysed) fungi was observed in the lung lesions of lamb 2.\n Alternaria species is also known to cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised human beings ( Vartivarian and others 1993 ). [...]on the basis of the accumulated evidence, the most likely explanation for the condition is that it was a consequence of wound infections acquired during tail docking.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.165.12.348