24 PKINCIPLES OF VETEBINAKY SUBGEEY 



WTiat is metastatic cellulitis ? 



The pus cocci after entering the wound do not remain ia 

 the wound, but are carried to other parts by the lymph 

 current. 

 What varieties of cellulitis are recognised f 



It may be superficial or deep, circumscribed and diffused;: 

 from an anatomical standpoint, it may be interglandular^ 

 intermuscular, subcutaneous, etc. 



Which is the most malignant form of cellulitis f 



Septic cellulitis. It represents a mixed infection by pus 

 cocci and septic bacteria. 



What is gaseous cellulitis ? 



It is a mixed infection, gas being produced by gas forming 

 bacteria (Bacillus phlegmonse emphysematosae, bacterium, 

 coli). 

 What is a specific cellulitis ? 



One produced not by pus cocci but by an individual defi- 

 nite bacillus, as in malignant oedema. 



In what animals is cellulitis usually met with ? 



Most frequently in the horse, next in the dog, and then ia 

 the ox. 



What forms of infectious cellulitis are the most common onesf 

 The most frequent form is the subcutaneous one, while in. 

 the horse, at least, subfacial, intermuscular, perichondreal 

 and tendovaginal cellulitis is often seen. 



Which forms of infectious cellulitis are of practical interest T 

 1. Subcutaneous cellulitis about the head and hind lega 

 of horses (lips, eyelids, intermaxillary space). 



