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Note on the Action of a Violent Purgative in Bringing Out the Symptoms of Glanders
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The Veterinary
J our1'lal.
SEPTICE MIA DUE TO EN STRONGYLUS
VISCERAL1S ~
BY MAJ O R H . PE:A SE: AN D CAPT. A. SMlTH , . I. C. V.D.
TH E ElIstrongylltS visceralis (Gmelin) or Strongylus gigas (Rudolphi) does not, so far as my experience goes, appear to be at all common amongst dogs in the Punjab; in fa ct, it has only been found in one dog in some hundreds of post-mortem examinations, and that in a spaniel which is not an indigenous breed. The animal was, however, born in India, and had not left the country during its lifetime, so it is evident that theparasite was an indigenous one. The dog in question had not shown any marked symptoms of illness until about a week before death, when. it was noticed to be very bad tempered and inclined to bite. It was examined and found to be suffering from severe fever, for which it was treated. The fever was of a remittent type, but gradually-the dog became stupid and somnolent, and the mucous membranes were' slate-coloured, until death took place. We could not account for these symptoms, as there was no de tectable lesion which would be likely tocause them. Post·mortem examination, howe ver, revealed the fact that the right kidney was almost entirely destroyed, the tissue much thickened, and containing amidst a bloody pultaceous substance a fully developed strongyle, which had died, and was undergoing decomposition. OTE ON THE ACTION OF A VIOLENT PURGATIVEIN BRINGING OUT THE SYMPTOMS OF GLANDERS . BY P.
CONN O Ll. Y,
M.R. C.V .S. ,
LON DON,
E.
THE patient was a van-mare about eight years old, and was being' treated for ' grease in one fore and one hind heel. These progressed satisfactorily , and were all right for three days, during which time she stood idle. One morning the owner came with the message that the· mare had suddenly become lame and had a swollen hind leg. Upon examining her I found the swelling to be on a leg which had not been· affected with grease. The whole limb had the characteristic appear· ance and touch of lymphangitis, was intensely painful, and the inguinal glands were enlarged. In all other respects the mare's skin. appeared perfectly clean and free from sores. The rectal temperature was 105° , and a diagnosis of lymphangitis was made. A full dose of aloes was prescribed, together with hot fomentations and lotions to · the limb. I saw the mare again thirty-six hours later ; she was· purging violently, and there was a distirict chain of four or five typical large faljcy buds on the inside of the leg , whilst on the other hind legs two or three had developed. Mallein was inj ected, the tempera ture being 102 '6° when tested at 3 p.m . ; at 9 p.m . it was 104°, and it had fallen again in twenty-four hours to 102' 2° ; whilst at the seat of injection there was the characteristic swelling reaction. The requirements of the law were carried out , and the post- mortem examination showed the lun gs to contain a number of glander nodules. The case is of interest as confirming two points: first, that the debilitating influence on the system of a violent purgative hastens · forward the devastating influen ce of the glanders virus; and secondly, it illustrates the rapidity with which the cutaneous lesions are ' manifested, as a very keen examination made not only by myself but by two qualified colleag ues only thirty·six hours before detected, nothing unus ual in the surface of the skin where I subsequently found, the well de veloped farcy bud s.
The Veterinary
J our1'lal.
SEPTICE MIA DUE TO EN STRONGYLUS
VISCERAL1S ~
BY MAJ O R H . PE:A SE: AN D CAPT. A. SMlTH , . I. C. V.D.
TH E ElIstrongylltS visceralis (Gmelin) or Strongylus gigas (Rudolphi) does not, so far as my experience goes, appear to be at all common amongst dogs in the Punjab; in fa ct, it has only been found in one dog in some hundreds of post-mortem examinations, and that in a spaniel which is not an indigenous breed. The animal was, however, born in India, and had not left the country during its lifetime, so it is evident that theparasite was an indigenous one. The dog in question had not shown any marked symptoms of illness until about a week before death, when. it was noticed to be very bad tempered and inclined to bite. It was examined and found to be suffering from severe fever, for which it was treated. The fever was of a remittent type, but gradually-the dog became stupid and somnolent, and the mucous membranes were' slate-coloured, until death took place. We could not account for these symptoms, as there was no de tectable lesion which would be likely tocause them. Post·mortem examination, howe ver, revealed the fact that the right kidney was almost entirely destroyed, the tissue much thickened, and containing amidst a bloody pultaceous substance a fully developed strongyle, which had died, and was undergoing decomposition. OTE ON THE ACTION OF A VIOLENT PURGATIVEIN BRINGING OUT THE SYMPTOMS OF GLANDERS . BY P.
CONN O Ll. Y,
M.R. C.V .S. ,
LON DON,
E.
THE patient was a van-mare about eight years old, and was being' treated for ' grease in one fore and one hind heel. These progressed satisfactorily , and were all right for three days, during which time she stood idle. One morning the owner came with the message that the· mare had suddenly become lame and had a swollen hind leg. Upon examining her I found the swelling to be on a leg which had not been· affected with grease. The whole limb had the characteristic appear· ance and touch of lymphangitis, was intensely painful, and the inguinal glands were enlarged. In all other respects the mare's skin. appeared perfectly clean and free from sores. The rectal temperature was 105° , and a diagnosis of lymphangitis was made. A full dose of aloes was prescribed, together with hot fomentations and lotions to · the limb. I saw the mare again thirty-six hours later ; she was· purging violently, and there was a distirict chain of four or five typical large faljcy buds on the inside of the leg , whilst on the other hind legs two or three had developed. Mallein was inj ected, the tempera ture being 102 '6° when tested at 3 p.m . ; at 9 p.m . it was 104°, and it had fallen again in twenty-four hours to 102' 2° ; whilst at the seat of injection there was the characteristic swelling reaction. The requirements of the law were carried out , and the post- mortem examination showed the lun gs to contain a number of glander nodules. The case is of interest as confirming two points: first, that the debilitating influence on the system of a violent purgative hastens · forward the devastating influen ce of the glanders virus; and secondly, it illustrates the rapidity with which the cutaneous lesions are ' manifested, as a very keen examination made not only by myself but by two qualified colleag ues only thirty·six hours before detected, nothing unus ual in the surface of the skin where I subsequently found, the well de veloped farcy bud s.