. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. G98 INFECTIOUS DISEASES. When the glands of the anterior mediastinum are affected, they cause compression of tlie anterior vena cava, with stasis of blood in the jugular vein and venous pulse, then compression of the cesophagus and trachea, and of the'nerves at the entrance to the chest, producing difficulty in swallowing, respiration and circulation. If, as often happens, the glands of the posterior mediastinum are. Fig. 278.—Well-developed tuberculosis of the mediastinal lymphatic glands. PG, Left lung; PD, right lung; Q*], o
. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. G98 INFECTIOUS DISEASES. When the glands of the anterior mediastinum are affected, they cause compression of tlie anterior vena cava, with stasis of blood in the jugular vein and venous pulse, then compression of the cesophagus and trachea, and of the'nerves at the entrance to the chest, producing difficulty in swallowing, respiration and circulation. If, as often happens, the glands of the posterior mediastinum are. Fig. 278.—Well-developed tuberculosis of the mediastinal lymphatic glands. PG, Left lung; PD, right lung; Q*], oesophagus; A, posterior aorta; T, tuberculous lymphatic glands. affected and greatly enlarged, they may involve the oesophagus and the oesophageal nerves, interfere with deglutition and rumination, and thus produce marked disturbance. The animals only swallow with difficulty, and later rumination becomes impossible, the anti-peristaltic movement not being powerful enough to overcome the resistance. Soon after eating, the patients exhibit tympanites, certainly only to a moderate extent, but the swelling is long in disappearing. This. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Moussu, Gustave, 1864-; Dollar, Jno. A. W. (John A. W. ). Chicago : American Veterinary Pub. Co.
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