Hemorrhagic enteritis associated with Clostridium perfringens type A in a dog

J Vet Med Sci. 1999 Feb;61(2):175-7. doi: 10.1292/jvms.61.175.

Abstract

A female Shetland sheep dog died suddenly with hemorrhagic diarrhea and vomitting, and was examined pathologically and microbiologically. Gross pathological change was restricted to the intestinal tract. The intestine contained watery, blood-stained fluid. Histopathologically, the principal intestinal lesion was superficial mucosal hemorrhagic necrosis at the jejunoileum. Many Gram-positive bacilli were found adhering to the necrotic mucosal surface in parts of the intestinal tract. Clostridium perfringens in pure culture were isolated from jejunal contents by anaerobic culture. These results suggested that the typical lesion of this case coincided with canine hemorrhagic enteritis and enterotoxemia due to C. perfringens infection could be the cause of sudden death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Animals
  • Clostridium Infections / pathology
  • Clostridium Infections / veterinary*
  • Clostridium perfringens / isolation & purification*
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology
  • Dog Diseases / pathology*
  • Dogs
  • Enteritis / microbiology
  • Enteritis / pathology
  • Enteritis / veterinary*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / microbiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / veterinary*
  • Intestinal Mucosa / microbiology
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology