title: Abomasal ulceration and abomaso-pleural fistula in an 11-month-old beefmaster bull.
abstract: An 11-month-old, beefmaster bull presented with anorexia and signs of respiratory disease. Physical examination, thoracic ultrasonography and radiography, and pleural fluid analysis indicated pericarditis and septic neutrophilic pleuropneumonia. Postmortem findings were abomasal adherence to the diaphragm, a fibrotic fistulous tract connecting the abomasum and pleural cavity, granulomatous abomasitis, granulomatous pericarditis, and fibrinonecrotic pleuritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA.
authors.forename: Lais R R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Marjorie S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Angel
authors.forename: Mustajab H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mirza
mesh_terms: D000018:Abomasum / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000662:veterinary; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*