(EJVP Vol 3 No 3; page 154)
Gross Pathology Case
Intestinal tissue from a pig.
QUESTIONS:
A: Morphological diagnosis
B: Name the disease
C: Etiology?
ANSWERS
A: Morphological diagnosis
Ileum and proximal large bowel, severe adenomatous hyperplasia
B: Name the disease
Intestinal adenomatosis, proliferative enteropathy, haemorrhagic enteropathy, terminal ileitis (one name would be sufficient).
C: Etiology?
Lawsonia intracellularis (Campylobacter species would also be an acceptabel answer).
Literature:
CJ, McOrist S, Lawson GHK, Collins JE and Ward GE (1994) Specific in siut hybridisation of the intracellular organism of porcine proliferative enteropathy. Vet Pathol 31: 462-467
Moore GM ans SHryock TR (1996) Lawsonia intracellularis and swine enteric diseases. Comp Cont Educ 18: 11-17
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