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ized by brownisli actinomycomata. A very few cases of 

 lingual infection in the horse are on record. 



Describe the treatment of actinomycosis. 



Those tumors which can be removed with the knife should 

 "be attended to in that way, otherwise the excellent results 

 ■obtained by the specific action of iodide of potassium demands 

 its employ. 



BOTRYOMTCOMA 



What is a botryomycoma ? 



An infectious new-growth caused by the invasion of 

 l)otryomyces. 



Tinder what other names are the botryomyces known ? 



Botryococcus, micrococcus bitryogenus, micrococcus 

 ascoformans. 



Do all investigators agree upon the botryomyces as the cause of 

 botryomycomata ? 

 They do not. Some claim that the micrococcus ascofor- 

 mans is not a specific germ, but simply a pus coccus. 



What is the natv/re of the botryomycoma ? 



This neoplasm, also termed mycofibroma, represents a 

 chronic inflammatory connective tissue proliferation produced 

 by the botryomyces. 



What animals are subject to botryomycosis f 



Primarily, the horse ; occasionally, the ox and swine. 



What mycofibromata OA-e of interest to the surgeon ? 



Those in the skin and subcutis, muscles, mammary gland 

 and spermatic cords. 



