Synonyms

No known synonym

Name of the disease in English

Malignant catharral fever-cutaneous form

The disease in brief

Clinic & diagnosis

The disease is suspected by observing a wide variety of symptom combinations:

 -A bovine that drools with : On the muzzle or in the nasal cavities lesions of various appearances: erythema, erosions or excoriations combined with:                   

-a multicentric hypertrophy of the lymph nodes or localized retro-pharyngeal or parotid or submaxillary

 -Fever with inflamed or swollen and painful mouth walls or nearby sheep. 

–More specific skin lesions of this form: Skin is red and painful or Papules visible under the hair or superficial ulcer lesions (<1.5cm) on the lips or the bulge or the gums or the posterior palate.

-Breathing signs dyspnea and local respiratory signs dominated by nasal mucosa with erosions or a putrefactive smell of exhaled air or a sniffling or horny sound. 

- Eye signs of conjunctivitis and the cornea which becomes completely opaque and white

-Nervous signs : A bovine (> 2 months) which does not react to stimulation, or has a drowsy pace, or is ataxic or pushes against the wall.

Typical sign of the disease

No description

Pictures

See below

Diagnostic formulas

No description

Differential diagnosis

-Acute mucous membrane disease DG44.5

 -Foot and mouth disease MC

 -IBR RS18

-Papular stomatitis DG10

Vesicular stomatitis N274 

–Photosensitization DR30.1

Confirm a suspicion?

Collect blood on EDTA (purple cap tube) to perform a PCR test in a laboratory equipped:

Prognosis and treatment

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be administered, but death is the almost inexorable outcome.

Prevention

Avoid cohabitation of cattle with lambing ewes

References

-Veterinary Medecine-Pocket companion -9th Edition BLOOD DC-page 394