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*reported in horses given serum of equine origin
**tetanus
**pregnant mare serum
*uknown aetiology
**suggested it may be of infectious cause, perhaps a virus
*disease manifests itself between one to two months post injection
===Clinical===
*jaundice
*neurological signs
*death follows quickly
===Gross===
*jaundice
*ascites
*haemorrhages on and in many organs
*[[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] is greeenish with reddish and pale blotches
*fibrin strands on the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] surface
===Microscopically===
*[[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] cells very fatty (large single vacuoles), some degenerated and a few leukocytes
*moderate portal fibrosis
*heavily bile stained
[[Category:Liver_-_Inflammatory_Pathology]][[Category:Horse]]
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