Generalized eosinophilic myositis with sarcosporidiosis in a Finnish cow.
A case of generalized eosinophilic myositis with sarcosporidiosis in a Finnish cow is reported. The whole carcass was condemned because of massive changes in skeletal muscles. Cat or man are the final hosts of Sarcocystis bovifelis or Sarcocystis hominis. The aetiology of eosinophilic myositis remains open and so does the question whether sarcosporidiosis has something to do with it.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*