Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 21:10
tissue_organ_import:
skin, leg
Morphologic diagnosis:
Skin, leg: Multifocal follicular epithelial hyperplasia with folliculitis and hemorrhage
Clinical description:
In this photograph of a chicken infected with pox virus, the skin nodules caused by epithelial hyperplasia have reached a more advanced stage. Lesions will progress from nodules, to small white foci, papules, vesicles, scabs, and eventually scars.
Pathologic description:
The skin of this leg is covered by multiple distended follicles. Some of these follicles are red and some of the intra-follicular skin contains small hemorrhages. Many of the follicles or covered by a small brown crusts.
Record number:
7637
Case number:
Unknown
Clinical form:
Unknown
Infection type:
Unknown
Housing/mgmnt type:
Select One
Priority:
1
Rights:
© Cornell University
Image source URL:
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/vet_avian/images/POX Adjusted/POX-014A.jpg
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