Fibrinous pericarditis - Atlas of swine pathology
Where: cardiovascular system
Possible causes: AppGlässer diseaseMulberry heart diseaseStreptococcal infectionsOther
The lesion, spotted in a nursery piglet, is a fibrinous pericarditis involving a large part of the cardiac surface.
The most likely cause is an infection caused by <i>Haemophilus parasuis</i>.
The animal's pre-necropsy symptoms are apathy, fever, and poor movement tolerance.