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Comb: edema, hemorrhages.
Morphologic diagnosis: 
Comb: Severe acute edema and hemorrhage
Clinical description: 
This image was taken 3 days post experimental inoculation with highly pathogenic avian influenza. This incision through the comb shows how subcutaneous edema results in swelling of the tissues of the comb and wattles.
Pathologic description: 
The skin of the comb has been incised. The surface of the comb is covered by irregular red areas and the entire comb is swollen. The incised tissue is thickened, wet and gelatinous.
Record number: 
20922
Case number: 
5048
Age: 
16 week
Breed: 
White Leghorn SPF
Clinical form: 
Acute
Infection type: 
Experimental
History: 
The photograph was taken 3 days post inoculation. The bird was experimentally inoculated with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus on 3/2/08 at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The inoculation was performed in the caudal thoracic air sac with strain A/CK/PA/469/3-84/H5N2, using 0.25ml.
Housing/mgmnt type: 
Select One
Priority: 
1
Rights: 
© Cornell University
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