Aim: A detailed post mortem examination was
conducted on the animal to know the cause of the
death. Materials and Methods: Detailed
post-mortem examination was carried out. The
Impression smears from the affected organs was
taken and subjected to Gram's staining technique
for preliminary identification of the
micro-organism. The suspected tissues were
processed for histological investigation by
formalin fixation and paraffin embedding technique
as explained by Luna.
Results: Hardware
diseases in cattle are a common feature in
developing countries where organized farming is
still not an adopted practice of management.
During post mortem examination, a case of foreign
body penetration induced splenitis was
encountered. A large irregular abscess cavity was
found with greenish liquefactive material found
wherever the foreign body had penetrated. Multiple
focal abscesses were found in the parenchyma along
with congestion and edema. The histopathological
investigation revealed inflammation with
neutrophilic liquefactive debris, mild fibrosis,
vascular sclerosis, focal lymphocytolysis and
numerous chains of regular sized bacilli in the
parenchyma, determined to be Bacillus spp. Trauma
due to foreign body is rare in spleen due to its
anatomical location.
Conclusion: Foreign
body penetration induced splenitis was
encountered. The histopathological investigation
revealed inflammation with neutrophilic
liquefactive debris, mild fibrosis, vascular
sclerosis, focal lymphocytolysis and numerous
chains of regular sized bacilli in the parenchyma,
determined to be Bacillus spp. Keywords:
Cattle, Foreign body, Histo-pathology,
Penetration, Splenitis, Traumatic.
