Fibrinous polyserositis - Atlas of swine pathology
Fibrinous polyserositis
Where: respiratory system, digestive system, lungs, stomach, intestines, liver
Possible causes: Glässer diseaseStreptococcal infections
This lesion corresponds to a fibrinous polyserositis in a pig with Glässer’s disease caused by Glaesserella parasuis, also known as Porcine polyserositis and artritis. Typically it causes polyserositis, meningoencephalitis and polyarthritis. Differential diagnosis includes Streptococcus suis type 2, Mycoplasma hyorhinis, Arcanobacterium pyogenes and E.coli.
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