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formation of abscesses in the sheath, scrotum and inguinal 

 region. (See Figs. 223 and 224.) 



The testicles may undergo inflammation and swelling 

 which after a time may be followed by atrophy, and they may 

 be pushed upward by the swelhng or abscesses in the scrotum 



Fig. 223 — Stallion in Early Stages of Dourine, showing 

 Edematous Prepuce. ( Baldrey. ) 



until they rest high up in the inguinal space where they can 

 not be readily felt. No vesicles or pustules occur upon the 

 genitalia as an essential part of this disease, but there occurs 

 with considerable uniformity a depigmentation of the skin 

 and covering of the penis, so that it may largely lose its 

 pigment and become white. This depigmentation begins 



