Case report: umbilical foreign-body granuloma in a lamb

I Yeruham1, S Perl

  • 1Gedera and the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.

An unusual case of umbilical foreign-body granuloma in a 3-week old lamb is described. The most prominent clinical finding was a large fibrous mass which bulged above the surface, adjacent to the umbilicus. Histologically, plant material surrounded by histiocytes, plasma cells, giant cells and fibroblasts were seen.

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