Skin lesions caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in an aborted swine-fetus

Ciência Rural

Bandarra, Paulo Mota²  Pedroso, Pedro Miguel Ocampos²  Pescador, Caroline Argenta²  Driemeier, David²  Oliveira, Eduardo Conceição de²  Corbellini, Luís Gustavo¹  Leal, Juliano de Souza²  Gomes, Marcos José Pereira¹ 

[1]Universidade Federal do Rio Grande so Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil

[2]Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil

关键词: abortion;    swine;    Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-84782007000500043

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria * Centro de Ciencias Rurais

【 摘 要 】

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection has a worldwide distribution and may be characterized by skin lesions, vegetative endocarditis, arthritis and reproductive problems such as abortion, increased stillbirths and smaller litter size. This report associates an aborted swine fetus with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection. The main gross lesions observed in an aborted swine fetus (Large White) were well circumscribed whitish areas in the skin of the periocular region, face, neck, scapula, and hindquarter. Microscopicaly, these lesions were characterized by mild mononuclear perivasculitis associated with gram-positive rods. Aerobic cultivation from samples of lungs, liver, stomach content and skin revealed pure cultures of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC