A Case of Bilateral Auricular Chondritis in a Heifer

Hibret A. Adissu; John D. Baird; Geoffrey A. Wood

doi:10.1155/2014/929075

Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine (Jan 2014)

A Case of Bilateral Auricular Chondritis in a Heifer

Hibret A. Adissu,
John D. Baird,
Geoffrey A. Wood

Affiliations

Hibret A. Adissu: Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
John D. Baird: Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
Geoffrey A. Wood: Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/929075
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Auricular chondritis is an extremely rare condition in cattle and other domestic animals. A 13-month-old Jersey heifer was presented with cutaneous papillomatosis and bilaterally droopy ears. Histopathology revealed bilateral auricular chondritis characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate and extensive destruction and fibrosis of the auricular cartilage.

Published in Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine

ISSN: 2090-7001 (Print); 2090-701X (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1792

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