Disease in captive wild mammals and birds : $b incidence, description, comparisonFox, Herbert
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Disease in captive wild mammals and birds : $b incidence, description, comparison
Fox, Herbert
Veterinary medicine
External appearance good. Both lungs distended and are tense; it seems
almost like a spastic dilatation—a simple emphysema—beneath pleural
surface are many minute petechiæ. Lung mottled red and gray. This
color is present on section. Lobules clearly outlined and separable
with fingers. Bronchi and vessels widely open, the latter containing
small amount of fluid blood. Lymph nodes—Mediastinal, tracheal and
those visible in neck are variously but definitely enlarged, firm,
irregular and roughly nodular, both in appearance and to touch. On
section they are red and gray, follicular border not preserved and
merging with medulla; connective tissue visible; gray juice expressed.
Pericardium normal. Epicardium, glistening, transparent and pale.
Heart position, size and interior normal. Abdomen contained no
adhesions or fluid. Pale brown-red, firm liver with smooth surface and
sharp edges; markings not clear; section surface smooth; watery blood
expressed from section. Gall-bladder normal, contents limpid, brown.
Common bile duct patulous. Somewhat enlarged spleen, soft, yet
resilient; capsule smooth; section surface pulp homogeneous brown-
purple; follicles gray, slightly enlarged, clear, sharply outlined;
trabeculæ faintly visible, more prominent where they are near
follicles. Kidney normal in size, shape and location, with smooth,
pale brown surface; capsule smooth, strips easily, section surface
glistening, consistency soft yet resilient; thickness of cortex
slightly wide, of medulla normal; individual lobules clear yet no
increase of connective tissue between; pyramids quite pale; top of
medulla a little darker; cortices, pale, striæ quite faint and seem
irregular; glomeruli not visible. R. Adrenal—In upper pole are two
cysts about 1.5 and .8 cm. across; no scar at this point. L. Adrenal—
Wide pale purple, regular homogeneous cortex under very dense capsule;
medulla reddish brown, homogeneous, quite bloody. In left adrenal is a
pale gray, fairly well outlined area between medulla and cortex at
upper pole about 3 mm. across.
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