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tissue_organ_import: 
Periorbital region: edema.
Morphologic diagnosis: 
Subcutaneous tissue: Acute edema. Comb: Acute hemorrhage and edema.
Clinical description: 
This image was taken 3 days post experimental inoculation with highly pathogenic avian influenza. This photo shows a subcutaneous accumulation of serous exudate consistent with severe periocular edema.
Pathologic description: 
The skin overlying the face has been reflected to reveal the underlying tissues. The subcutaneous tissue is diffusely wet and glistening. The subcutaneous tissue along the ventral face is particularly affected. It is swollen, pale, wet and gelatinous and slightly yellow. A similar change can be seen in the subcutaneous tissue dorsal to the eye where the skin has been pulled taught. The comb is mottle dark purple and red and is slightly swollen.
Record number: 
20931
Case number: 
5045
Age: 
16 weeks
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.
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Priority: 
1
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