Congenital thymic aplasia in a Holstein-Israeli female calf.
An unusual case of congenital thymic aplasia in a Holstein-Israeli female calf is described. The most prominent clinical findings were diarrhoea and weakness. At necropsy, the only significant pathological finding was the marked decrease in thymus size. Histologically, this organ was composed of loose connective tissue in which a few lymphocytes were scattered randomly.
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Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology*