Hepatic encephalopathy associated with chronic facial eczema

Authors: Cordes DO, Thompson KG, Lake DE
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 27, Issue 10, pp 221-223, Oct 1979
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Inflammation, Integument/skin/wool/hair/fur/feather, Disease/defect, Mycotoxicosis, Liver/hepatic disease, Fungal/yeast, Nervous system/neurology, Pathology, Photosensitivity, Toxicology
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: Two cows and a ram with severe chronic facial eczema showed nervous signs and histological changes characteristic of hepatic encephalopathy. Clinical signs included dullness and depression, progressing to lateral recumbency with tremor of limbs. Histologically, there was widespread spongy vacuolation of the brain. Hepatic encephalopathy associated with chronic facial eczema may be more common than is currently recognised in sheep and cattle in the North Island of New Zealand.

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