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. 2019 Feb 11;9:11. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00011

Table 3.

Overview of pathology per genotype.

Organ Gross pathology B.6/B.11 Histopathology B.6/B.11 Gross pathology B.12/B.20 Histopathology B.12/B.20
Lung 10/10 with lesions:
- 6/10 (multi-)focal hemorrhage(s)
- 7/10 hyperemia
- 6/10 edema
- 3/10 emphysema
- 2/10 foci (in one case described as yellow, dull, 2x3mm to 9x6mm foci)
10/10 with lesions:
- 6/10 with pneumonia:
*5/6 necrotizing (n = 4) or necrotizing suppurative (n = 1) pneumonia, (sub-)acute, generally severe (n = 4) ± bacteria (n = 3), hemorrhages, hyperemia, edema, emphysema
*1/6 suppurative interstitial pneumonia, acute, mild ± bacteria, hyperemia, edema, emphysema
- 3/10 hemorrhage ± edema, hyperemia, emphysema
- 1/10 only hyperemia, edema, emphysema
5/15 NS
- 10/15 with lesions:
- 7/10 (multi-)focal hemorrhage(s)
- 4/10 hyperemia
- 7/10 edema
- 1/10 emphysema
- 1/10 foci (described as one firm white nodule)
15/15 with lesions:
- 2/15 with pneumonia: 15 necrotizing pneumonia
*1/15 necrotizing pneumonia, sub-acute, severe with hemorrhages, and hyperemia
*1/15 acute mild suppurative interstitial pneumonia with hyperemia, edema
- 5/15 hemorrhage ± hyperemia, edema, emphysema
- 8/15 only hyperemia, edema, emphysema
Trachea 1/10 NA
- 1/9 NS
- 8/9 with lesions:
- 6/8 hyperemia
- 2/8 hemorrhage
8/10 NA
- 2/10 with lesions:
- 1/2 hemorrhage in serosa
- 2/2 hyperemia
5/15 NS 10/15 with lesions:
- 7/10 hyperemia
- 5/10 hemorrhage
- 1/10 edema
15/15 NA
Heart 10/10 NS 9/10 NS
- 1/10 with lesions:
- 1/1 subendocardial petechia
1/15 ND 12/14 NS 2/14 with lesions:
- 1/2 beige-pink color
- 1/2 yellow aorta (icterus)
1/15 NA 13/14 NS 1/14 with lesions:
- 1/1 aorta hemorrhage
Spleen 10/10 with lesions:
- 10/10 splenomegaly
10/10 with lesions:
- 9/10 splenitis:
*8/9 necrotizing (n = 7) or necrotizing suppurative (n = 1) splenitis, acute, generally severe (n = 6), ±bacteria (n = 3), hemorrhages in the red pulp (n = 4)
*1/9 necrotizing granulomatous splenitis, subacute, severe, with lymphodepletion
- 1/10 hyperemia and PALS
5/15 NS
- 10/15 with lesions: 10/10 splenomegaly
2/15 NA (autolytic) 13/13 with lesions:
- 9/13 necrotizing splenitis, acute, generally severe (n = 8), ±bacteria (n = 3), hemorrhages in the red pulpa (n = 1), and lymphodepletion (n = 4).
- 1/13 acute hemorrhages
- 3/13 only hyperemia ±hyperplasia white pulp (n = 1), PALS (n = 2)
Lymph nodes 10/10 NS 7/10 NA 3/10 with lesions:
- 3/3 necrotizing lymphadenitis, cervical (n = 1), bronchial (n = 1), mesenterial (n = 1), with bacteria (n = 2)
14/15 NS
- 1/15 with lesions:
- 1/1 enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes
13/15 NA 2/15 with lesions:
- 2/2 necrotizing lymphadenitis, bronchial (n = 1) and mesenterial (n = 2) ln, ± bacteria (n = 1), hemorrhages (n = 1)
Liver 3/10 NS
- 7/10 with lesions:
- 5/7 reduced consistency
- 3/7 enlargement
- 2/7 beige color
- 1/7 hyperemia
- 1/7 dull (necrosis)
- 1/7 foci, widespread light-yellow foci
10/10 with lesions:
- 10/10 necrotizing hepatitis, focal (n = 1) or multifocal (n = 9), (sub)acute, mild (n = 3) to severe (n = 7)
1/15 ND 3/14 NS 11/14 with lesions:
- 3/11 reduced consistency
- 3/11 enlargement
- 3/11 multifocally beige
- 1/11 hyperemia
- 1/11 dull (necrosis)
- 1/11 foci, multifocal, white, 1-2 mm diameter
15/15 with lesions:
- 14/15 necrotizing hepatitis, focal (n = 1) or multifocal (n = 12), (sub)acute, mild (n = 1) or severe (n = 13), ±bacteria (n = 2) - 1/15 hyperemia
Stomach 9/10 NS 1/10 empty 4/10 NA (autolytic) 6/10 NS 14/15 NS 1/15 empty 2/15 NA (autolytic) 13/15 NS
Intestine 5/10 NS 5/10 with lesions or abnormal contents:
- 1/5 hyperemic duodenum with red fluid (blood) in lumen
- 1/5 thickened colon wall with red (blood) mucus in lumen
- 3/5 beige-brown (mucous) fluid in lumen
2/10 NA (autolytic) 6/8 NS (nematodes n = 4) 2/8 with lesions:
- 2/2 hemorrhages in colon, serosa (n = 1) or mucosa (n = 1)
1/15 ND 10/14 NS 4/14 with lesions or abnormal contents:
- 1/4 with hyperemic duodenum.
- 3/4 remaining cases: brown (mucous) fluid in lumen
3/15 NA (autolytic) 10/12 NS (nematodes n = 4; coccidia n = 3) 2/12 with lesions:
- 1/2 necrosis submucosa colon
- 2/2 hemorrhages in colon, serosa (n = 1) or mucosa (n = 1)
Adrenals 10/10 NS 1/10 NA 3/9 NS 6/9 with lesions:
- 4/6 necrotizing adrenalitis, focal (n = 1) to multifocal (n = 3), mild (n = 1) to severe (n = 3), subacute (n = 1) to acute (n = 3) ±bacteria (n = 4)
- 2/6 hyperemia with bacteria
3/15 ND 12/12 NS 3/15 NA 3/12 NS 9/12 with lesions:
- 3/9 necrotizing adrenalitis, focal (n = 2) to multifocal (n = 1), mild (n = 2) to severe (n = 1), acute (n = 3) ±bacteria (n = 1)
- 2/9 capsule hemorrhage
- 3/9 hyperemia
- 3/9 bacteria, no reaction
Kidney 6/10 NS 4/10 with lesions:
- 2/4 hyperemia
- 1/4 diffusely beige
- 1/4 multifocal beige areas (amyloid)
5/10 NS
- 5/10 with lesions:
- 4/5 hyperemia
- 1/5 amyloidosis (incidental finding)
1/15 ND 10/14 NS 4/14 with lesions:
- 1/4 hyperemia
- 2/4 diffusely beige
- 1/4 reduced consistency
- 1/4 yellow papil (icterus)
2/15 NA 10/13 NS 3/13 with lesions:
- 3/3 hyperemia
Serosa with fat tissue 9/10 NS 1/10 with lesions:
- 1/1 multiple 1mm diameter foci in spleen serosa, uterus serosa, mesometrium and abdominal diaphragm.
6/10 NA 4/10 with lesions: 4/4 hemorrhage in serosa/fat surrounding thyroid (n = 1), pancreas (n = 1), kidney (n = 1) gonad (n = 1) 14/15 NS 1/15 with lesions
- 1/1 with 1 yellowish focus in mediastinum
10/15 NA
- 5/15 with lesions:
- 2/5 necrotic foci in fat tissue, e.g. around gonad with bacteria
- 3/5 hemorrhage in fat/serosa next to cervical ln, thyroid, or pancreas
Integument, musculo-skeletal system 5/10 NS 5/10 with lesions (trauma):
- 1/5 fracture
- 5/5 hemorrhages in neck (n = 1; killed), head (n = 2), intra-thoracic (n = 1), intra-abdominal (n = 1)
9/10 NA 1/10 with lesion
- 1/1 epithelial ulceration eyelid with hemorrhage and bacteria (trauma)
8/15 NS 7/15 with lesions (trauma):
- 1/7 fracture
- 2/7 ruptured skin
- 4/7 hemorrhages in neck (n = 2), head (n = 1; killed), intra-abdominal (n = 1)
15/15 NA
Eye 10/10 NS (n = 1 missing#) 10/10 NA 14/15 NS (n = 1 missing#) 15/15 NA
Brain 9/10 NS 1/10 with lesions:
- 1/1 intracranial hemorrhage and around cervical spinal cord (trauma)
10/10 with lesions:
- 1/10 severe necrotizing meningoencephalitis cerebrum with perivasculitis and hemorrhages
- 2/10 hemorrhage in meninges (n = 1) or cerebellum (n = 1)
- 10/10 hyperemia meninges (n = 4), cerebellum (n = 3), around hypophysis (n = 2), choroid plexus (n = 1).
4/15 ND 9/11 NS 2/11 with lesions:
- 1/2 hemorrhage (trauma; killed)
- 1/2 hyperemia
1/15 NA 4/14 NS 10/14 with lesions:
- 7/10 hemorrhages e.g., in cerebrum (n = 2), cerebellum (n = 2), medulla oblongata (n = 1)
- 9/10 hyperemia, e.g., in meninges (n = 2), cerebrum (n = 4) cerebellum (n = 1), medulla oblongata (n = 1)

NS, no significant lesions; ND, not determined; NA, Not available.

PALS, peri-arterial lymphocytic sheets.

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