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Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats (1991)

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Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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Pathology

A

Abscesses

  Cervical lymph nodes

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pasteurella pneumotropica

Streptococcus pyogenes

  Face, orbits, and tail

Staphylococcus aureus

  Kidney

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Klebsiella pneumoniae

  Liver

Bacillus piliformis

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Klebsiella pneumoniae

  Lung

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Mycoplasma pulmonis

  Mesenteric lymph nodes

Klebsiella pneumoniae

  Preputial glands

Pasteurella pneumotropica

Staphylococcus aureus

Age-Dependent

  Polioencephalomyelitis

  Lactic dehydrogenase-elevating virus

Alopecia (see Dermatitis and Alopecia)

Amputations, Necrotic, of Limbs or Tails

  Corynebacterium kutscheri

  Ectromelia virus

  Mycoplasma arthritidis

  Poxvirus(es) in rats

  Ringtail

  Streptobacillus moniliformis

Amyloidosis

  Myobia musculi

Anemia

  Haemobartonella muris

  Murine leukemia viruses

  Streptobacillus moniliformis

Ankylosis

  Streptobacillus moniliformis

Arthritis

  Corynebacterium kutscheri

  Mycoplasma arthritidis

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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  Mycoplasma pulmonis [athymic (nu/nu) mice]

  Streptobacillus moniliformis

Ascites

  Encephalitozoon cuniculi

  Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Atelectasis (Lung)

  Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

  K virus (experimental)

  Mycoplasma pulmonis

  Sendai virus

B

Blood parasites

  Eperythrozoon coccoides

  Haemobartonella muris

Brain

  Cerebellar hypoplasia

Kilham rat virus

  Choroiditis

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

  Ependymitis

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

  Glial nodules

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

  Hemorrhage

Kilham rat virus

  Intranuclear inclusions

Kilham rat virus

  Leptomeningitis

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Streptococcus pneumoniae

  Syncytial giant cells

Mouse hepatitis virus

Bronchiectasis and Bronchiolectasis

  Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

  Mycoplasma pulmonis

Bronchiolar Scarring

  Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

  Sendai virus

Bronchiolitis Obliterans

  Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

C

Cell Fragment Thrombi

  Salmonella enteritidis

Cerebellar Hypoplasia

  Kilham rat virus

Colon and Cecum

  Cecocolitis

Bacillus piliformis

  Colonic hyperplasia

Citrobacter freundii (Biotype 4280)

  Goblet cell hyperplasia

Citrobacter freundii (Biotype 4280)

  Helminth parasites

Aspicularis tetraptera

Syphacia sp.

  Hyperplastic typhlocolitis

Hepatitis virus, mouse [athymic (nu/nu) mice]

  Protozoan parasites

Entamoeba muris

Tritrichomonas muris

Cutaneous Papules, Erosions or Encrustations

  Ectromelia virus

  Mouse papule virus

D

Demyelination and Remyelination

  Theiler's virus

Dermatitis and Alopecia (see Clinical Signs above)

E

Ear

  Otitis interna

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Streptobacillus moniliformis

  Otitis media

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Pasteurella pneumotropica

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes

Ectromelia

(See Amputations, Necrotic, of Limbs or Tails)

Empyema

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Encephalitis

Granulomatous

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Hemorrhagic

Kilham rat virus

Nonsuppurative

Mouse hepatitis virus

(see also Polioencephalomyelitis)

Encephalomyelitis

(see Polioencephalomyelitis)

Endometritis

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Eosinophilic Crystals in Lung

Sendai virus

Exanthema, Mucosal

Poxvirus(es) in rats

Eye (conjunctivitis, corneal ulceration, hyphema, hypopyon, keratitis, keratoconus, lenticular degeneration, megaloglobus, pannus, retinal degeneration, synechia)

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

F

Fetal Resorption

Kilham rat virus

Sendai virus

Streptobacillus moniliformis

G

Glial Nodules, Brain

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Glomerulonephritis

Embolic

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Immune complex

Lactic dehydrogenase-elevating virus

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

H

Heart

Myocarditis

Bacillus piliformis

Pericarditis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Hemoglobinuria

Haemobartonella muris

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Hemorrhage

Central nervous system, epididymis, and testes

Kilham rat virus

Jejunum

Ectromelia virus

Peyer's patches

Ectromelia virus

Hemorrhagic encephalopathy

Kilham rat virus

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Hepatic Necrosis

Bacillus piliformis

Corynebacterium kutscheri (mice)

Ectromelia virus

Kilham rat virus

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Mouse hepatitis virus

Reovirus-3 (evidence uncertain)

Salmonella enteritidis

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Hepatitis, Bacterial

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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Hypersensitivity, Cutaneous

Myobia musculi

Myocoptes musculinus

Staphylococcus aureus

I

Immune Complex

Glomerulonephritis

Lactic dehydrogenase-elevating virus

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Inclusions

Intracytoplasmic (skin)

Ectromelia virus

Mouse papule virus

Poxvirus(es) in rats

Intracytoplasmic and intranuclear (bronchi, ureters, and renal pelvis)

Polyoma virus [athymic (nu/nu) mice]

Intranuclear

Harderian gland

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

Intestinal mucosa

Adenovirus, mouse (MAd-2)

Lung endothelium

K virus

Salivary gland

Mouse cytomegalovirus

Rat cytomegalovirus

Thymus

Mouse thymic virus

Infarcts

Central nervous system, epididymis, and testes

Kilham rat virus

Spleen and testes

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Intestine, Small

Blunting of villi

Bacillus piliformis

Mouse hepatitis virus

Mouse rotavirus

Rat rotavirus-like agent

Enteritis

Bacillus piliformis

Giardia muris

Hymenolepis nana

Mouse adenovirus (MAd-2)

Mouse hepatitis virus

Rat rotavirus-like agent

Reovirus-3 (evidence uncertain)

Salmonella enteritidis

Spironucleus muris

Enteritis with ulceration

Mouse hepatitis virus

Enteritis with ulceration and hemorrhage

Bacillus piliformis

Citrobacter freundii (Biotype 4280)

Ectromelia virus

Helminth parasite

Hymenolepis nana

Ileocecocolitis

Bacillus piliformis

Citrobacter freundii

Salmonella enteritidis (Biotype 4280)

Protozoan parasites

Giardia muris

Spironucleus muris

Syncytial epithelial giant cells

Mouse hepatitis virus

Rat rotavirus-like agent

K

Keratitis

Sialoacryoadenitis virus

Kidney

Cortical pitting and scarring

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Nephritis

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Protozoan parasite

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

L

Lacrimal Glands (dacryoadenitis, intranuclear inclusions, necrosis, squamous metaplasia)

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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Laryngitis

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Leukemia and Lymphomas

Murine leukemia viruses

Liver

Biliary hyperplasia

Kilham rat virus

Inflammation

Granulomatous

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

Pyogranulomatous

Salmonella enteritidis

Intranuclear inclusions

Kilham rat virus

Necrosis

Bacillus piliformis

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Ectromelia virus

Kilham rat virus

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Mouse hepatitis virus

Salmonella enteritidis

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Thrombi

Salmonella enteritidis

Lungs

Abscesses

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Atelectasis

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Sendai virus

Bronchiectasis and bronchiolectasis

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Bronchiolitis, necrotizing, and granulomatous

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Bronchiolitis obliterans

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Bronchitis

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Sendai virus

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Congestion and hemorrhage

K virus (experimental)

Edema

K virus (experimental)

Poxvirus(es) in rats

Peribronchial and perivascular

lymphocyte cuffing

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Pneumonia (see Pneumonia)

Squamoid change (peribronchiolar adenomatoid hyperplasia or alveolar bronchiolization)

Sendai virus

Lymphadenopathy

Cervical

Kleibsiella pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes

Generalized

Murine leukemia virus

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Mesenteric

Bacillus piliformis

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Peripheral

Leukemia virus, murine

Myobia musculi

Myocoptes musculinus

Lymph Nodes

Abscesses

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pasteurella pneumotropica

Streptococcus pyogenes

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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Hyperplasia

Bacillus piliformis

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Myobia musculi

Myocoptes musculinus

Salmonella enteritidis

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Necrosis

Ectromelia virus

Lymphocytopenia

Lactic dehydrogenase-elevating virus

M

Mammary Adenocarcinoma and Carcinosarcoma

Mouse mammary tumor virus

Mastitis

Pasteurella pneumotropica

Mediastinitis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Megaloileitis in Rats

Bacillus piliformis

Meningitis, Suppurative

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Meningoencephalitis

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

N

Necrotizing Tracheitis, Bronchitis, and Bronchiolitis

Sendai virus

Neoplasia

Leukemias and lymphomas

Murine leukemia viruses

Mammary glands

Mouse mammary tumor virus

Salivary glands (also kidney, subutis, mammary gland, adrenal, bone, cartilage, blood vessels, and thyroid)

Polyoma virus (experimental)

O

Orchitis, Suppurative

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Ovary, Perioophoritis, Purulent

Mycoplasma pulmonis

P

Pale Mucous Membranes

Haemobartonella muris

Peribronchiolar Adenomatous Hyperplasia (synonym: adenomatous change, alveolar bronchiolization)

Sendai virus

Pericarditis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Perioophoritis

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Peritonitis

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Salmonella enteritidis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pleuritis

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pleural Effusion

Hemorrhagic

Poxvirus(es) in rats

Serous

Poxvirus(es) in rats

Sendai virus

Pneumonia

Bronchopneumonia

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Embolic

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Interstitial

Chlamydia psittaci

Chlamydia trachomatis

K virus (experimental)

Mouse hepatitis virus

Pneumocystis carinii

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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Pneumonia virus of mice (experimental)

Sendai virus

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

Lobar

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Necropurulent

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Unspecified type

Streptococcus pyogenes

Pododermatitis. Traumatic

Staphylococcus aureus

Polioencephalomyelitis

Lactic dehydrogenase-elevating virus (C58 and AKR mice)

Polyoma virus [athymic (nu/nu) mice]

Theiler's virus

Polyarthritis

Mycoplasma arthritidis

Pox

Ectromelia virus

Poxvirus(es) in rats

Preputial Gland Abscesses

Staphylococcus aureus

Pasteurella pneumotropica

Pseudotuberculosis

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Pyometra

Mycoplasma pulmonis

R

Rhinitis

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Sendai virus

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes

(evidence uncertain)

S

Salivary Glands

Intranuclear inclusions

Mouse cytomegalovirus

Rat cytomegalovirus

Necrosis

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

Neoplasms

Polyoma virus

Sialoadenitis

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

Salpingitis

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Scrotal Hemorrhage

Kilham rat virus

Septicemia

Bacillus piliformis

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Salmonella enteritidis

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Skin

Ectoparasites

Myobia musculi

Myocoptes musculinus

Radfordia affinis

Papules

Ectromelia virus

Mouse papule virus

Pox

Ectromelia virus

Poxvirus(es) in rats

Spinal Cord Hemorrhage

Kilham rat virus

Spleen

Infarction

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Microgranulomas

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

Necrosis, Diffuse

Ectromelia virus

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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Necrosis, Multifocal

Ectromelia virus

Salmonella enteritidis

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Teratogenic effects

Kilham rat virus

Thrombi

Salmonella enteritidis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Splenitis

Acute bacterial

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Granulomatous

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

Pyogranulomatous

Salmonella enteritidis

Splenomegaly

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Ectromelia virus

Eperythrozoon coccoides

Haemobartonella muris

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Mouse hepatitis virus

Myobia musculi

Myocoptes musculinus

Salmonella enteritidis

Streptobacillus moniliformis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Synctial Giant Cells

Brain

Mouse hepatitis virus

Bronchial epithelium

Mycoplasma pulmonis (mouse)

Sendai virus

Intestinal epithelium

Mouse hepatitis virus

Rat rotavirus-like agent

Multiple organs

Hepatitis virus, mouse. [athymic (nu/nu) mice]

Nasal epithelium

Mycoplasma pulmonis (mouse)

T

Teratogenic Effects

Kilham rat virus

Testes

Hemorrhage

Kilham rat virus

Infarction

Kilham rat virus

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Thrombocytopenia

Mouse cytomegalovirus

Thrombosis

Central nervous system, epididymis, and testes

Kilham rat virus

Liver and spleen

Salmonella enteritidis

Spleen and testes

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Thymus

Enlargement

Murine leukemia viruses

Necrosis

Ectromelia virus

Lactic dehydrogenase-elevating virus

Mouse thymic virus

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

Tracheitis

Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus

Corynebacterium kutscheri

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Sendai virus

Sialodacryoadenitis virus

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Typhlocolitis

Mouse hepatitis virus [athymic (nulnu) mice]

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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U

Ulcerative Cecitis in Rats

Salmonella enteritidis

Ulcerative Dermatitis

Mvobia musculi

Myocoptes musculinus

Staphylococcus aureus

Uterus

Endometritis

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Fetal resorption

Kilham rat virus

Sendai virus

Streptobacillus piliformis

Pyometra

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Suggested Citation:"Pathology." National Research Council. 1991. Infectious Diseases of Mice and Rats. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1429.
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