Species: Wild Mammal, Muskox

Specimen:
Muscle

Shown:
Focal suppurative myositis colonized by Escherichia coli, suspected secondary to puncture wound.

Plain-Language Description:
The muscle had a pocket of pus connected with possible scarring/tissue reaction along a "tract" (channel), indicating bacterial infection from a suspected puncture wound.

Pathology Description:
Skeletal muscle with multifocal small clumps of friable, white-tan material