Case report: necrotic glossitis and sinusitis in a cow caused apparently by a Fusobacterium necrophorum like microorganism.
An unusual case of necrotic infection of the tongue and unilateral necrotic maxillar sinusitis, in a cow is reported. The prominent clinical findings were: a marked salivation, unilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, diffuse necrotic lesions on the ventral side of the tongue and fetid breath. Clinico-pathological and pathological findings and abnormalities in the haemogram were probably caused by the toxins produced by the causative organism--Fusobacterium necrophorum like microorganism.
Hachaklait Gedera, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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Yeruham
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Yakobson
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Machnai
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005928:Glossitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009336:Necrosis; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology