RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 THREE CASES OF ACUTE MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS DUE TO <em>PASTEURELLA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS</em>
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 432
OP 439
DO 10.1136/jcp.13.5.432
VO 13
IS 5
A1 N. S. Mair
A1 Hélène J. Mair
A1 E. M. Stirk
A1 J. G. Corson
YR 1960
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/13/5/432.abstract
AB Seventeen cases of mesenteric adenitis were investigated between May and October, 1959, for the presence of virus as well as for evidence of Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis infection. Specimens examined included mesenteric glands, appendix, throat swab, faeces, and serum, although glands were received from only 12 patients. Virus was not isolated from any of the specimens, but evidence of infection with Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis was obtained in three patients. The three cases of acute mesenteric lymphadenitis due to Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis are reported. Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis Type IA was isolated from the mesenteric glands of two of the cases, and all three cases showed serological evidence of infection with the organism. The mesenteric glands of two of the cases showed histological changes characteristic of pseudotuberculosis.