Traumatic reticulopericarditis: a case report

 

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Authors: Rodríguez Fernández, Gabriel, Murillo Herrera, Jaime, Hueckman Voss, Frank, Romero Zúñiga, Juan José
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publication Date:2017
Description:Traumatic reticuloperitonitis is a disease that can severely affect cattle by producing important chronic effects leading to decreased productive performance and early culling. The ingestion of sharp objects, which can cause reticuloperitonitis as a primary cause, is the primary factor. Conditions such as ruminal contractions and the pressure of the gravid uterus may favor the disease. This paper describes clinical aspects and post-mortem findings of a case of reticuloperitonitis in an eight-year old Bos indicus male. Special emphasis is made on the clinical approach and the ultrasound findings of the abdominal and thoracic cavities. As a result of the clinical diagnosis supported with ultrasound images, a septic pericarditis was evidenced. Given its condition, the animal was sacrificed. Consequently, macroscopic and microscopic organic alterations caused by the disease are reported in the paper.
Country:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Language:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/9033
Online Access:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/9033
Keyword:bovinos
cebú
trópico
ultrasonido
patología
sistema digestivo
sistema cardiovascular
bovines
zebu
tropics
ultrasound
pathology
digestive system
cardiovascular system