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Ferrets (Laboratory) - Pathology (view source)
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Gross lesions will include gastric bloat and multifocal intestinal haemorrhage. Microscopic lesions will include marked coagulative necrosis of the intestinal mucosa with numerous adherent bacilli.
Gross lesions will include gastric bloat and multifocal intestinal haemorrhage. Microscopic lesions will include marked coagulative necrosis of the intestinal mucosa with numerous adherent bacilli.
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''Mycobacterium avium''
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This is a rare infection in ferrets but is most commonly seen in the GI tract and mesenteric lymph nodes. Having said that, macrophages containing the infectious organism have been shown to be able to accumulate in any organ.
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Gross lesions are mainly related with mesenteric lymphadenopathy. Microscopic lesions can include the presence of large foamy macrophages with a grayish granular cytoplasm and acid-fast stains may reveal numerous bacilli within these macrophages.
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