3.1.5: Lung pathology Flashcards
What condition is represented here?
Fibrinous pneumonia
It is cranioventral and may be uni/bilateral
Fibrinous pneumonia
Pasteurella pnuemonia/septicaemia in a lamb
This a fibrinous pneumonia.
* Affected parts: usually the cranioventral lung regions. They feel consolidated/hard and not spongy.
Pleurisy
A form of fibrinous pneumonia.
General rule
Drier beige deposits = more longstanding lesions
This is pleurisy. Why might this occur?
A variety of reasons
* Bout of Pasteurella pneumonia which the lamb survives
* As a complication of navel ill
* Bacterial infection picked up around birth
Pasteurella trehalosi septicaemia
* A fast acting septicaemia
* Carcass features: haemorrhage all over, enlarged throat lymph nodes (blue arrow), defects/reddening/green-beige deposit on lining of oesophagus
What form of pneumonia is represented here?
Enzootic pneumonia
Enzootic pneumonia
Enzootic pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
* Slowly progressive, usually non-fatal
* Clinical signs: cough and reduced growth rates
* May be incidental finding at slaughter
* Carcass: small white foci with areas of purple heavy lung
* Lesions are i the cranioventral lung lobes
What condition is represented here?
Lung abscess
Abscess
How would you differentiate between an abscess, a CLA abscess, and an OPA mass?
- Abscess = smooth and firm
- CLA abscess = irregular and firmer mass with laminated pus
- OPA mass = solid and does not have a capsule
Many people diagnose by incising but it can be done by touch too.
OPA mass
Abscess
CLA abscess