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Hepatic encephalopathy associated with chronic facial eczema

Hepatic encephalopathy associated with chronic facial eczema
Peer reviewed
Thompson KG, Lake DE, Cordes DO
New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 27, Issue 10, pp 221-223, Oct 1979

Article class: Clinical Communication

Animal Type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep

Subject Terms: Disease/defect, Fungal/yeast, Inflammation, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Liver/hepatic disease, Mycotoxicosis, Nervous system/neurology, Pathology, Photosensitivity, Toxicology

Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Abstract

Two cows and a ram with severe chronic facial eczema showed nervous signs and histological changes characteristic of hepatic encephalopathy. Clinical signs included dullness and depression, progressing to lateral recumbency with tremor of limbs. Histologically, there was widespread spongy vacuolation of the brain. Hepatic encephalopathy associated with chronic facial eczema may be more common than is currently recognised in sheep and cattle in the North Island of New Zealand.

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