Theodoridis, A.Coetzer, Jacobus A.W.Bigalke, R.D.Morren, A.J.Verster, Anna J.M.Verwoerd, Daniel WynandWalker, Jane B.Cameron, Colin McKenzieGilchrist, Frances M.C.Steyn, P.J.J.2016-07-062016-07-0620161979Theodoridis, A & Coetzer, JAW 1979, 'Subcutaneous and pulmonary emphysema as complications of bovine ephemeral fever’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 125-127.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53836This article has been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-Format.Subcutaneous and pulmonary emphysema was observed in some cattle on farms on which outbreaks of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) occurred. BEF virus was isolated in baby hamsters from one of the cases and cattle were injected with blood from this animal. Although the experimental animals developed typical BEF symptoms, no signs of emphysema could be detected by clinical and pathological examinations. The histopathological changes in the skeletal muscle and synovial membranes of the natural case resembled those of BEF described by Basson, Pienaar & Van der Westhuizen (1970). The lumina of the terminal and respiratory bronchioles in the lungs were obliterated by cellular debris and the muscular portion of some of these bronchioles was necrotic. The possible pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema is discussed.en©1979 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©2016 University of Pretoria Department of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle