Case report: umbilical foreign-body granuloma in a lamb.
An unusual case of umbilical foreign-body granuloma in a 3-week old lamb is described. The most prominent clinical finding was a large fibrous mass which bulged above the surface, adjacent to the umbilicus. Histologically, plant material surrounded by histiocytes, plasma cells, giant cells and fibroblasts were seen.
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Gedera and the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014427:Twins; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000473:pathology*