Fig. 3From: Necrotizing hepatitis caused by Clostridium novyi type B in a dog with no predisposing liver lesions: a case reportPost-mortem liver histopathology. The tissue architecture is disrupted by regionally extensive foci of coagulative necrosis with inflammation, abundant fibrin (circled), and Gram-positive bacilli measuring up to 20 μm long × 2 μm wide with a terminal endospore (thin arrows). Regions of necrosis are surrounded by bands of degenerate neutrophils and few foamy macrophages. Hematoxylin and eosin, 20X magnificationBack to article page