BOVINE DIPHTHERIA. 
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Emaciated, no bloating, discharge from the eyes, nostrils and 
month ; skin dry, shrunken, and with difficulty removed. The 
blood vessels directly under the skin filled with blood. On 
opening the abdominal cavity the blood vessels in the serous 
membranes were filled with blood. The spleen was atrophied, 
stomach and intestines were apparently normal ; liver hypertro¬ 
phied, with gall bladder full of a dark, viscid, tarry bile. The 
substance of the liver friable, yellowish in color, filled with 
blood, with capsule adherent. Lungs contained several haemor¬ 
rhagic infarcts. The pericardium contained a small amount 
of serum, dark in color, and the walls of the heart presented 
petecchial spots. On the outside of the auricles under the 
serous membrane was an amber colored apparently gelatinous 
exudate. 
The cavities of the heart were filled with semi-coagulated 
blood. An ulcer was found on one side of the tongue near its 
base. The mucous membrane of the pharynx and larynx was 
covered with a yellowish-brown tough membrane that was ad¬ 
herent. A large elliptical ulcer was present at the base of the 
epiglottis, and the mucous membrane of the trachea for its en¬ 
tire length was dark brown in color with a similar adherent 
new growth as was found in the larynx. The bronchial tubes 
contained a large quantity of froth, but were free from the ad¬ 
herent membrane. This new formation was subjected to the 
microscope by Dr. J. M. Parker, and he was of the opinion that 
the Klebs-Loffler bacillus was present in the tissue. In order 
to confirm his opinion a portion of the tissue was sent to Dr. 
H. C. Ernst, of Harvard Medical School, and he reports as fol¬ 
lows : 
Harvard University Medical School, 
Bacteriological Laboratory, Boylston and Exeter Streets, 
Boston, March 29, 1894. 
Dear Doctor :—We have found, in section of the material from the trachea of that cow, 
bacilli that in size and general appearance resemble very closely if they are not identical 
with the Klebs-Loffler bacillus. 
Dr. Whitney wants to know if you are going to be able to send that specimen for the 
museum. Very sincerely, 
Harold C. Er: st. 
