Liver chronic fasciolosis

CHRONIC FASCIOLOSIS

  • This is due to the activity of the Adult flukes.
  • Most common form seen in sheep, cattle and other ruminants.
  • The normal sequlae is hepatic fibrosis
  • The chronic form is always associated with the presence of adult flukes in liver of like duct.
  • The condition may result in hyperplasic cholangitis in the liver and bile duct due to the presence adult flukes.
  • In such cases, the bile duct wall epithelium gets thickened giving the appearance of pipe stem liver and resulting in a condition called clay pipe cirrhosis or pipe stem liver

Fasciolosis-chronic  Sheep died due to fasciolosis
Chronic Fasciolosis
Sheep died due to fasciolosis

Last modified: Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 7:02 AM