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|name = ''Mycoplasma hyorhinis''
|name = ''Mycoplasma hyorhinis''
Antigens persist in the tissues, especially the joints, long after infection has resolved, stimulating '''auto-immune mechanisms''' which further damage the joints, causing damage which may be permanent.
Antigens persist in the tissues, especially the joints, long after infection has resolved, stimulating '''auto-immune mechanisms''' which further damage the joints, causing damage which may be permanent.
==Disease==
==Clinical signs==
The main presentation is as a chronic '''progressive polyserositis''' in pigs under 10 weeks old. '''Lameness and swollen joints''' are common and congenital arthrogryposis may be seen in young stock.
The main presentation is as a chronic '''progressive polyserositis''' in pigs under 10 weeks old. '''Lameness and swollen joints''' are common and congenital arthrogryposis may be seen in young stock.
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[[Category:Mycoplasmas]]
[[Category:Mycoplasmas]]
[[Category:Pig Bacteria]][[Category:Musculoskeletal Diseases - Pig]]
[[Category:Pig Bacteria]][[Category:Musculoskeletal Diseases - Pig]]
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