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From: Fatal Clostridium sordellii-mediated hemorrhagic and necrotizing gastroenteropathy in a dog: case report

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Gross and histological appearance of a canine stomach following infection with C. sordellii. The gastric mucosa was diffusely discolored dark red and the fundic region also exhibited irregular patches of more intense reddening (interpreted as hemorrhages) a. Hematoxylin and eosin stained tissue showed that the most proximal aspects of the fundic mucosa were necrotic and lacked appreciable inflammatory infiltrates (b-c). Small mucosal hemorrhages were present, and subsequent Gram-stain revealed that the mucosa was covered by a thin layer of small, Gram-positive rods (inset shows an enlarged view) (d)

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