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| − | ===Equine adenovirus=== | + | ===[[Equine Adenovirus]]=== |
| − | [[Image:Adenovirus in equine lung.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Adenovirus in equine lung (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]] | |
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| − | *[[Adenoviridae|Adenoviridae]]
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| − | *May cause necrotising [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of bronchitis or bronchiolitis|bronchiolitis]] in immune-deficient foals (Arabian foals)
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| − | *Grossly:
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| − | **[[Lungs Ventilation - Pathology#Atelectasis (Collapse)|Atelectasis]] and consolidation of lobules in cranioventral region
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| − | **Mucopurulent exudate in airways
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| − | *Histologically:
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| − | **Severe bronchiolitis, necrotising -> proliferative
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| − | **Bronchiolar obstruction by sloughed debri and [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] -> alveolar atelectasis
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| − | *May lead to secondary bacterial infections
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