Diabetes mellitus in a 6-month-old Charolais heifer calf.
This unthrifty heifer calf was thin, weak and had a dull haircoat. Urinalysis and blood work revealed glycosuria, ketonuria, hypoproteinemia, and hyperglycemia. Euthanasia and necropsy were performed, revealing multifocal intersitial lymphocytic infiltration, an absence of islet cells, and a positive stain for bovine viral diarrhea virus in the pancreas.
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Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001912:Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology