A case of fatal pleuritis caused by an esophageal diverticulum in a cow

Authors
De Vliegher, S Laureyns, J Hoflack, G Beeckman, D Opsomer, G de Kruif, A
Citation
S. De Vliegher et al., A case of fatal pleuritis caused by an esophageal diverticulum in a cow, VLAAM DIERG, 70(5), 2001, pp. 405-407
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT
ISSN journal
03039021 → ACNP
Volume
70
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
405 - 407
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-9021(200109/10)70:5<405:ACOFPC>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This article describes a Belgian White-Blue heifer getting ill five days af ter a caesarean section. It died of a severe pleuritis caused by a leaking esophageal diverticulum. The presumptive diagnosis was made after passing a stomach tube and was confirmed by an autopsy.