Submitted by admin on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 21:10
tissue_organ_import:
liver, pericardium
Morphologic diagnosis:
Pericardium: Severe acute diffuse fibrinous pericarditis.
Liver: Moderate hepatomegaly and congestion.
Clinical description:
In this photo, fibrinous pericarditis and an enlarged congested liver are caused by *Chlamydophila psittaci* infection. Avian chlamydiosis frequently causes systemic disease and it is an important rule-out for other common bacterial causes of systemic infections, such as the ones produced by *Escherichia coli* and *Riemerella anatipestifer*.
Pathologic description:
The pericardium is markedly thickened by layers of pale tan to white, adherent, fibrillar, friable material. The liver is enlarged with blunt edges and ill-defined regions of the parenchyma are dark red.
Record number:
7397
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-011A.jpg
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