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Polyarteritis nodosa in a sow manifested as microscopic lesions in the heart and other organs, with a review of veterinary records indicating the disease is diagnosed mainly in female pigs.
Describes a case of polyarteritis nodosa in a sow with multi-organ involvement.
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Reports polyarteritis nodosa with cardiac lesions in a sow; leaves open sex-specific patterns in porcine vasculitis and requires confirmation.
A case of polyarteritis nodosa in a sow is described. Microscopic lesions of the disease were observed in the kidneys, heart, gastrointestinal tract, meninges, lungs and liver. Pathology records at 2 veterinary schools were reviewed; in one the disease was diagnosed mainly in female pigs.
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A. N. Hamir (1980) studied this question. Polyarteritis nodosa in a sow manifested as microscopic lesions in the heart and other organs, with a review of veterinary records indicating the disease is diagnosed mainly in female pigs.
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