Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in a rabid bull

Ciência Rural

Clairton Marcolongo-pereira¹  Adriana Stigger¹  Letícia Fiss¹  Ana Carolina Coelho¹  Bianca Santos¹  Sergio Vargas Junior¹  Ana Lucia Schild¹ 

关键词: pneumomediastinum;    emphysema;    rabies;    cattle.;    pneumomediastino;    enfisema;    raiva;    bovino.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0103-8478cr20140672

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This report describes pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in a bull with paralytic rabies. The bull displayed severe swelling in the head, neck, chest and forelimbs extending to the ventrum, including the prepuce, 7 days after the development of neurological signs. At necropsy, extensive subcutaneous emphysema was observed in the neck region, abdominal wall and proximal forelimbs. The lungs failed to collapse and had severe emphysema with bullae. Rabies was suspected due to an ongoing outbreak at the farm and was confirmed by histologic lesions and immunohistochemistry. Similar to humans, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema should be considered as an unusual complication of rabies in cattle.

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