Disseminated Abscessation Complicated with Bone Marrow Abscess Caused by Arcanobacterium pyogenes in a Goat

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 72; no. 8; pp. 1089 - 1092
• Main Authors: LIN, Cheng-Chung, CHEN, Ter-Hsin, SHYU, Ching-Lin, SU, Nan-Yu, CHAN, Jacky Peng-Wen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.08.2010; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Abscess - pathology; Abscess - veterinary; abscessation; Actinomycetales Infections - pathology; Actinomycetales Infections - veterinary; Anemia, Hypochromic - etiology; Anemia, Hypochromic - microbiology; Anemia, Hypochromic - pathology; Anemia, Hypochromic - veterinary; Animals; Arcanobacterium; Arcanobacterium pyogenes; bone marrow abscess; Euthanasia; Fever - etiology; Fever - microbiology; Fever - veterinary; goat; Goat Diseases - microbiology; Goat Diseases - pathology; Goats; Hoof and Claw - microbiology; Hoof and Claw - pathology; Kidney - microbiology; Kidney - pathology; Lung - microbiology; Lung - pathology; Male; Orchiectomy - veterinary; Thoracic Vertebrae - microbiology; Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology

An 8-month-old, Nubian wether with a history of systemic illness was euthanatized for a pathological examination. At necropsy, the presence of disseminated abscessation and cellulitis in the limbs was noted. Other postmortem findings associated with the visceral disease in this animal included multi...