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. 2017 Feb 17:805–907.e1. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-35775-3.00014-X

Figure 14-97.

Figure 14-97

Canine Distemper, Dog.

A, Acute polioencephalomyelitis. Hippocampus. Note the necrotic neurons (arrows) and edema of the dentate gyrus. Low numbers of mononuclear inflammatory cells are present. H&E stain. B, Inclusion bodies, brain, midbrain periventricular white matter, dog. Distinct acidophilic (red) intranuclear inclusion bodies (arrows) are present in astrocytes and some gemistocytes. Similar inclusions can be observed in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells throughout the body (bladder epithelium, respiratory epithelium, gastric epithelium). H&E stain.

(A courtesy Dr. W. Haschek-Hock, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois. B courtesy Dr. M.D. McGavin, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee.)