http://vetpath.wordpress.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:43:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/dc8973a36a1f2127dc2ce9f99c17c23b?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://vetpath.wordpress.com http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/amyloidosis-and-diabetes-in-a-dog/ http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/amyloidosis-and-diabetes-in-a-dog/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:26:45 +0000 Brian http://vetpath.wordpress.com/?p=706 ]]> http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/amyloidosis-and-diabetes-in-a-dog/feed/ 0 vetpath Kidney: Glomerular tuft is thickened (50%) with eosinophilic material Kidney: Glomerulus is completely thickened (globally) with eosinophilic material (amyloid) Kidney: Glomerulus with Congo Red stain- orang/red = amyloid Kidney: Multiple Glomeruli: Polarized light and Congo Red stain- Apple green bi-refringence = amyloid Cornea: Epithelial inclusion cyst Cornea: Interior lining of the cyst- lined by cuboidal epithelium http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/epidural-steatitis-and-vertebral-osteomyelitis-in-a-dog/ http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/epidural-steatitis-and-vertebral-osteomyelitis-in-a-dog/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 18:20:40 +0000 Brian http://vetpath.wordpress.com/?p=611 ]]> http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/epidural-steatitis-and-vertebral-osteomyelitis-in-a-dog/feed/ 0 vetpath Lumbar epaxial muscles: Abscess over spinal column Spinal cord: There is a thick mat of fibronous and suppurative exudate lying on the spinal cord Lung: Multifocal embolic pneumonia Spinal cord, dura and epidural adiopse- Suppurative steatitis Vertebrae: Suppurative osteomyelitis with bacterial colonies Gram stain of bacteria- Large numbers of gram positive rods consistent with Capylobacter spp Lung: Embolic suppurative pneumonia with bacterial colonies http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/persistent-right-aortic-arch-megaesophagus-in-a-dog/ http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/persistent-right-aortic-arch-megaesophagus-in-a-dog/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:45:47 +0000 Brian http://vetpath.wordpress.com/?p=548 ]]> http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/persistent-right-aortic-arch-megaesophagus-in-a-dog/feed/ 0 vetpath Heart, Lungs, Esophagus left side up, the head is toward the left. The esophagus proximal and distal to the heart is dilated. Schematic of normal development (adapted from Noden and DeLahunta, 1985) Persistent Right Aortic Arch (adapted from Noden and DeLahunta, 1985) http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/ventricular-septal-defect-in-a-foal/ http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/ventricular-septal-defect-in-a-foal/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:28:18 +0000 Brian http://vetpath.wordpress.com/?p=542 ]]> http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/ventricular-septal-defect-in-a-foal/feed/ 0 vetpath Right ventricular enlargement Ventricular Septal Defect from right side Ventricular Septal Defect from left side Jaw- Brachygnathia inferior (Parrot mouth) http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/diffuse-soft-tissue-mineralization-in-a-cat/ http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/diffuse-soft-tissue-mineralization-in-a-cat/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:06:46 +0000 Brian http://vetpath.wordpress.com/?p=488 ]]> http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/diffuse-soft-tissue-mineralization-in-a-cat/feed/ 0 vetpath Lungs, multifocal to coalescing areas of mineralization Lung, cut section Heart, aorta- multifocal mineralized plaques Stomach- mucosal mineralization Kidney- diffuse cortical mineralization Lung- alveolar septae are mineralized Stomach- the mucosa in diffusely mineralized Aorta- mineralization of the intima and muscular layer Kidney- extensive cortical mineralization including Bowmans capsule and tubules http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/west-nile-virus-encephalitis-myocarditis-and-myositis-in-a-hawk/ http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/west-nile-virus-encephalitis-myocarditis-and-myositis-in-a-hawk/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:48:42 +0000 Brian http://vetpath.wordpress.com/?p=257 ]]> http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/west-nile-virus-encephalitis-myocarditis-and-myositis-in-a-hawk/feed/ 0 vetpath Brain, lymphocytic perivascular cuffing Heart, lymphocytic myocarditis Heart, WNV Immunohistochemistry (positive) http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/blackleg-in-a-herd-of-steer-clostridium-chauvoei/ http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/blackleg-in-a-herd-of-steer-clostridium-chauvoei/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:47:46 +0000 Brian http://vetpath.wordpress.com/?p=252 ]]> http://vetpath.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/blackleg-in-a-herd-of-steer-clostridium-chauvoei/feed/ 0 vetpath Muscle necrosis Necrosis and Hemorrhage emphysema, necrosis and hemorrhage Myocardial necrosis and hemorrhage Necrosis, and emphysema Necrosis, loss of nuclei and presence of bacteria Gram Positive bacilli in skeletal muscle