AN ATYPICAL CASE OF ACTINOBACILLOSIS IN A COW

An atypical case of actinobacillosis with involvement of the skin of t he right hind limb and its lymphatics was diagnosed in a cow. The gran ulomatous lesions were observed as several masses along the lateral pa rt of the right hind limb. The right precrural lymph node was enlarged more than 10 times its normal size. Histopathological examination of biopsy materials revealed actinobacillus granuloma. Smears of granular pus obtained from the precrural lymph node showed a small number of g ram negative bacilli.