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Caseous lymphadenitis abscess of the prefemoral lymph node, goat
Caseous lymphadenitis abscess of the prefemoral lymph node, goat
Caseous lymphadenitis abscess of the prefemoral lymph node, goat

Abscess of the prefemoral lymph node cut open on postmortem examination of an adult goat. Note that the purulent material is much less viscous than the purulent material depicted in the mesenteric lymph node of the sheep in the previous photo.

Courtesy of Dr. Kevin Washburn.

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Caseous Lymphadenitis of Sheep and Goats

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