Caudal mediastinal abscessation in an adult East African black headed Ewe -A case report

dc.contributor.authorMakungu, M.
dc.contributor.authorMalago, J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-10T05:26:45Z
dc.date.available2018-10-10T05:26:45Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionProceeding of the 35 scientific conference of Tanzania veterinary Association, Vol. 35: 147-152en_US
dc.description.abstractA 4-year-old East African black headed ewe was presented to Sokoine University of Agriculture Animal Hospital with a history of loss of body condition and respiratory distress. Clinical examination revealed poor body condition, severe leukopenia with neutrophilia and lymphopenia. Radiographic examination of the thorax revealed an elongated caudal mediastinal mass with soft tissue opacity dorsal to caudal vena cava and caudal to the carina. The ewe was humanely euthanised due to deteriorated body condition. At post-mortem examination the mass contained caseous creamy material with early laminated appearance surrounded by a whitish fibrous capsule suggestive of chronic abscessation of caudal mediastinal lymph node. Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis was isolated on bacterial culture of pus sample. A diagnosis of an abscessed caudal mediastinal lymph node as a result of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection was made. Thoracic radiography should be considered in sheep with chronic progressive emaciation and respiratory distress. Further, in sheep with caudal mediastinal mass, caseous lymphadenitis should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0856 - 1451
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2624
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTANZANIA VETERINARY ASSOCIATIONen_US
dc.subjectSheepen_US
dc.subjectThoraxen_US
dc.subjectRadiographyen_US
dc.subjectMediastinumen_US
dc.subjectCaseousen_US
dc.subjectLymphadenitisen_US
dc.subjectCorynebacterium pseudotuberculosisen_US
dc.titleCaudal mediastinal abscessation in an adult East African black headed Ewe -A case reporten_US
dc.typeConferencce Proceedingsen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstracten_US

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