THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL.XLY 
No. 537. 
OCTOBER, 1872. 
Fourth Series. 
No. 213. 
Communications and Cases. 
BURSATIE. 
By Robert Spooner Hart, M.R.C.V.S., Calcutta. 
[Continued from jo. 6lO. 
I concluded my last paper on the above subject by stating 
that the term “ bursatie” is indiscriminately applied to all 
sores without reference to their benign or malignant nature. 
I conceive that in true “ bursatie” three distinct forms are 
rendered apparent by— 
(a) The papillated bursatie ulcer. 
( b ) The medium bursatie ulcer. 
(c) The phagedaenic bursatie ulcer. 
(a) The papillated bursatie ulcer, as a rule, is common at 
the first onset of the malady, and is the least expressed form 
of bursatie. It is also very similar in its development to 
“ epithelioma.” Ulcers of this variety are generally con¬ 
fined to the extremities. They also occur on the penis, 
scrotum, anterior parts of the body, face or neck, and, when 
in the latter situation, are almost always situated at the 
roots of the hair composing the mane. When on the extre¬ 
mities they exist below the hocks, often on the heels, or 
on the sites of wounds produced by the shoes ; in fact, they 
are common on any cicatrix, whether, as the result of a 
simple sore, “ cut,” or previous bursatie ulcer. When simple 
sores take on the “ bursatie” action, they become covered 
with a dark red, jelly-like material, the production of which* 
is succeeded by a complete arrest of the healing process, or, 
in other words, by local paralysis. This constitutes the 
origin of “ bursatie,” and when once a sore has taken on 
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