PHOTOSENSITIZATION IN A KID GOAT--CASE REPORT/FOTOSSENSIBILIZACAO HEPATOGENA EM CABRITO--RELATO DE CASO/FOTOSENSIBILIZACION HEPATOGENA EN CABRITO--REPORTE DE UN CASO

This paper is a case report of poisoning by Brachiaria decumbens in a goat treated in the Veterinary Hospital of the University Anhanguera-Uniderp. The animal coming from Bandeirantes city, Mato Grosso do Sul State, where was maintained in Brachiaria decumbens pastures. It had a history of herd isol...

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Published inVeterinária e zootecnia Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 588
Main Authors Neves, Juliana Paniago Lordello, Silveira, Ana Eliza dos Santos, Rocha, Noeme Sousa, Crocomo, Leticia Ferrari, Alves, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca, Ferreira, Marcos Barbosa, da Silva, Frederico Guilherme Oliveira, Filho, Wolff Camargo Marques
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Universidade Estadual Paulista. Facultade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia 01.12.2016
Subjects
Dermatitis
Diagnostic imaging
Goats
Histochemistry
Jaundice
Liver
Macrophages
Medical examination
Poisoning
Ultrasound imaging
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Summary:This paper is a case report of poisoning by Brachiaria decumbens in a goat treated in the Veterinary Hospital of the University Anhanguera-Uniderp. The animal coming from Bandeirantes city, Mato Grosso do Sul State, where was maintained in Brachiaria decumbens pastures. It had a history of herd isolation for 15 days, presenting abdominal pain with sifose. Physical examination revealed severe jaundice, prostration and swelling of the joints of the forelimbs. On examination of ultrasonography was perceived increase in gallbladder and its contents are presented sedmentation. On the fifth day after admission, there was deterioration in the clinical picture leading the animal to death. At necropsy could observe jaundice, friable liver with nutmeg aspect, the gallbladder had increased volume with very viscous content.
ISSN:0102-5716
0102-5716