Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 21:10
Clinical Signs:
cataract
Morphologic diagnosis:
Lens: Locally extensive cataract
Clinical description:
Avian encephalomyelitis affects chickens, quail, pheasant, and turkey. Birds that survive the acute infection, may develop cataracts. Here, a lens opacity, caused by a cataract, can seen in a pheasant.
Pathologic description:
The lens of this bird's eye contains a large, roughly circular, well-demarcated pale blue area of opacity.
Record number:
7268
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/AE Adjusted/AE-024A.jpg
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