Difference between revisions of "Bacterial Myositis"

Revision as of 18:59, 3 March 2011

Caused by pyogenic bacteria
Usually:
- Arcanobacterium pyogenes in sheep and cattle
- Streptococcus equi in horses
- Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in sheep and goats
- Pasteurella multocida causes cellulitis in cats
Usually localised suppuration and necrosis of myofibres
Occasionally my spread via the fascia

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-#REDIRECT[[:Category:Bacterial Myositis]]
+*Inflammation of muscle
+===Bacterial myositis===
+*Bacteria gain entry via:
+**Direct penetration
+**Blood stream
+**Extension
+*Lesions caused:
+**Suppurative
+**Serosanguinous
+**Granulomatous
+====Abscesses====
+*Caused by pyogenic bacteria
+*Usually:
+**[[Arcanobacter pyogenes|''Arcanobacterium pyogenes'']] in sheep and cattle
+**[[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Strangles|''Streptococcus equi'']] in horses
+**''[[Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis]]'' in sheep and goats
+**[[Pasteurella multocida|''Pasteurella multocida'']] causes cellulitis in cats
+*Usually localised suppuration and necrosis of myofibres
+*Occasionally my spread via the fascia
+:[[Black Leg]]
+:[[Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]]
+:[[Actinobacillosis|Wooden tongue]]
+:[[Tuberculosis]]
+:[[Lumpy jaw]]
+:[[Botryomycosis]]
+[[Category:Muscles - Inflammatory Pathology|AAA]]