CN: 12-189
Species: Ruminant, Bovine
Specimen:
Heart, epicardial fat
Shown:
Icterus due to copper toxicity
Etiology:
Copper toxicity
- Chronic copper toxicity results in an acute episode of intravascular hemolysis, due to release of excessive copper into the blood from hepatic storage
Gross Lesions:
Icterus, hemoglobinemia, hemoglobinuria
References:
Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer's Pathology of Domestic Animals
