title: Ventral dermatitis and vasculitis in a calf with bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency.
abstract: Dermatitis and vasculitis of the skin covering the sternum of a calf with bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency was observed. The calf had been conceived through artificial insemination, delivered by cesarean section, and placed in a gnotobiotic isolator. Dermatitis was noticed at 54 days of age and was not responsive to antibiotic or ivermectin treatment. Proteus sp, Enterobacter sp, and Candida tropicalis were isolated from skin specimens. The lesion was characterized by lymphoplasmacytic and histiocytic inflammation with vasculitis and thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Avian Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA 50010.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kehrli
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Morfitt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016167:Integrin alphaXbeta2 / Q000378:metabolism; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D016167:Integrin alphaXbeta2; D016169:Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1; D016177:Macrophage-1 Antigen