An unusual presentation of enzootic bovine leukosis.
A 6-year-old, Holstein x Simmental cow diagnosed with pyelonephritis had increasing difficulty rising and became recumbent, despite treatment with antibiotics. A serological test for the bovine leukemia virus was positive; at necropsy, the left kidney and ureter and the myocardium showed lesions of lymphosarcoma, confirmed by histology.
Sparling
A M
AM
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002417:Cattle; D016583:Enzootic Bovine Leukosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001909:Leukemia Virus, Bovine / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents