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The [[Spleen | spleen]] may be enlarged and pulpy in consistency.
 
The [[Spleen | spleen]] may be enlarged and pulpy in consistency.
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Although neurological signs are often sttributed to '''cerebral oedema''', this is not always obvious macroscopically although in some cases the brain and '''gyri''' may be strikingly swollen and/or petechiated.
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Although neurological signs are often attributed to '''cerebral oedema''', this is not always obvious macroscopically although in some cases the brain and '''gyri''' may be strikingly swollen and/or petechiated.
    
The organism may be visible in '''smears''' of peripheral '''blood''' or the '''buffy coat'''.
 
The organism may be visible in '''smears''' of peripheral '''blood''' or the '''buffy coat'''.
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