Welcome to the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine's Online Pathology Collection. The collection is composed of gross photographs, histology photographs, videos, photos of the UCVM wet specimen collection and more. We hope that this will be a valuable resource to veterinarians and veterinary students alike.
Random Collection Item
Species: Wild Mammal, Muskox
Specimen:
Head
Shown:
Primary infection of contagious echthyma (Orf virus) causing a proliferative dermatitis and cheilitis. Damage to skin barrier leading to secondary bacterial infection primarily characterized by Corynebacterium freneyi, causing suppurative lymphadenitis and cellulitis of the head eventually leading to terminal septicemia.
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