Echocardiographic detection of tetralogy of Fallot and myocardial abscesses in a calf.
A 4-month-old Holstein bull was examined because of a loud heart murmur and recurring fever. The calf was polycythemic and became cyanotic following and mild exercise. A tetralogy of Fallot was diagnosed echocardiographically. Echo-free spaces were delineated in the left ventricle and interventricular septum. These fluid filled spaces were documented as myocardial abscesses on post-mortem examination.
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*