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− | ==(Enterotoxaemia with Blood)== | + | ==Description== |
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| * [[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|''Clostridium perfringens'']] causes very severe acute haemorrhagic enteritis. | | * [[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|''Clostridium perfringens'']] causes very severe acute haemorrhagic enteritis. |
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| *** May also be seen in pets. | | *** May also be seen in pets. |
| * Type B [[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|''Clostridium perfringens'']] infection of lambs leads to '''lamb dysentery'''. | | * Type B [[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|''Clostridium perfringens'']] infection of lambs leads to '''lamb dysentery'''. |
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− | ====Clinical====
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| * Lamb dysentery is usually seen in lambs under 2 weeks of age. | | * Lamb dysentery is usually seen in lambs under 2 weeks of age. |
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| * Diagnosed by culturing contents of gut. | | * Diagnosed by culturing contents of gut. |
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− | ====Pathology==== | + | ==Signalment== |
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| + | ==Diagnosis== |
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| + | ===Clincal Signs=== |
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− | =====Gross=====
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| * The gut is blown and distended with foamy ,bloody contents. | | * The gut is blown and distended with foamy ,bloody contents. |
| * Sometimes ulceration with perforation and fibrinousperitonitis is seen. | | * Sometimes ulceration with perforation and fibrinousperitonitis is seen. |
− | * Focal or diffuse congestion and haemorrhages. | + | * Focal or diffuse congestion and haemorrhage |
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− | =====Histological=====
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| *Coagulative necrosis of villi. | | *Coagulative necrosis of villi. |
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| * Haemorrhage. | | * Haemorrhage. |
| * Influx of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria and submucosa. | | * Influx of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria and submucosa. |
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| + | ==Prognosis== |
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− | ====Similar Conditions==== | + | ==Links== |
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− | * '''Piglets''' show similar disease caused by [[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|''Clostridium perfringens'']] type C (and sometimes type B)
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− | ** May look similar to a volvulus but with no twist present.
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− | * In '''adult sheep''' [[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|''Clostridium perfringens'']] type B infection causes '''Struck'''.
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− | ** Enterotoxigenic gastritis.
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− | ** Acute sudden death with haemorrhagic enteritis
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− | ** Haemorrhagic enteritis is not as severe as in lambs, and tends to be more patchy.
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| [[Category:Enteritis,_Bacterial]][[Category:Enteritis,_Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic]] | | [[Category:Enteritis,_Bacterial]][[Category:Enteritis,_Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic]] |
| [[Category:To_Do_-_Lizzie]] | | [[Category:To_Do_-_Lizzie]] |