Abortion Flashcards
Infectious causes of cotelydonary & noncotelydonary
Brucella
Chlamydophila
Listeria
Salmonella
Infectious causes of cotelydonary
Toxoplasma Neospora Campylobacter fetus Yersinia tuberculosis Histophilus Hematogenous fungal (cattle)
Infectious Intercotelydonary/Fetal Membranes
Ureaplasma
Coxiella
Not a significant placentitis
Leptospira
Epizootic Bovine Abortion
Tritrichomonas
Sarcocystis
Infectious causes of placental vasculitis
Brucella Chlamydophila Campylobacter Trueperella Yersinia Histophilud Ureaplasma Epizootic Bovine Abortion Equine Arteri Virus PRRS
Causes of intratrophoblastic bacterial “inclusions”
Brucella
Chlamydophila
Coxiella
KEY feature of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus infection in bovine fetus
Hepatic necrosis: coalescing target lesions
Fetal lesions in Yersinia
Thoracic/abdominal fibrinous effusions, hepatic necrosis, conjunctivitid
KEY feature of Bovine Epizootic Abortion
Fetal diffuse histiocytic thymitis with massive hemorrhage, and lymphoid hyperplasia, with ascites, vasculitis
KEY feature of Tritrichomonas fetus
Massive pyometra swarming with trichomonads
KEY fetal lesion of Sarcocystis?
Nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis with MF necrosis
What features distinguish Coxiella from Chlamydophila?
Coxiella: intercotelydonary, no vasculitis
Chlamydophila: both, vasculitis
Ddx for fetal fibrinous bronchopneumonia?
Brucella
Trueperella
