title: Clinical and echocardiographic findings in an 8 year old Brown Swiss cow with myocardial abscess.
abstract: Intramyocardial abscesses are rare in cattle and may lead to unspecific clinical signs. This case report describes the clinical and echocardiographic findings in an 8 year old Brown Swiss cow presented with an intramural myocardial abscess. The main clinical findings were anorexia, drop in milk yield, fever, tachycardia, and hyperfibrinogenemia. Neither heart murmurs nor cardiac arrhythmias were present on auscultation. Transthoracic echocardiographic examination revealed a prominent intramural mass embedded in the left ventricular free wall and bulging into the lumen of the left ventricle. Diagnosis was confirmed at necropsy. A culture of the abscess grew Trueperella pyogenes.
authors.affiliation: Farm Animal Department, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: cgerspach@vetclinics.uzh.ch.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerspach
authors.affiliation: Equine Department, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Schwarzwald
authors.affiliation: Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hilbe
authors.affiliation: Département des Sciences Cliniques, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buczinski
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000191:Actinomycetaceae; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000662:veterinary*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female
keywords: Cattle; Endocarditis; Heart disease; Trueperella pyogenes