Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 21:10
tissue_organ_import:
heart
Morphologic diagnosis:
Heart: Severe chronic caseous pericarditis and epicarditis.
Clinical description:
In this photo, depicting a *Chlamydophila psittaci* infection, the pericardial membrane of the turkey is thickened and covered with fibrinous exudate. The pericardium has been opened, revealing dried yellow exudate adhered to the epicardium. This infection often causes systemic disease and it is an important rule-out for other common bacterial causes of pericarditis, such as the ones produced by *Escherichia coli* and *Riemerella anatipestifer*.
Pathologic description:
The abnormal pericardium has been opened to reveal the abnormal epicardial surface of the heart. The pericardium is markedly thickened by thick, firm, glistening tissue and the pericardial space contains chunks of thick, yellow soft material. This material adheres to the epicardium, which is thick, opaque and covered by sheets of adherent friable material.
Record number:
7430
Case number:
Unknown
Clinical form:
Unknown
Infection type:
Unknown
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Priority:
1
Image source URL:
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/vet_avian/images/Chlam-Adjusted/CHLAM-047A.jpg
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