Todayโs path rounds are on ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฌ! Another weird congenital malformation for you weirdos out there that like em.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฌ is a rare and fatal congenital disease where the fetusโ spine is ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐๐ backward, meaning that spine is curved away from the legs. This is also associated with failure of the abdominal wall to close, so the guts are hanging out of the fetus. This gives the fetus an โinside outโ appearance. So weird.
๐๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?
This condition is primarily seen in ruminants, like cattle, sheep and goats.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ?
It is suspected that schisotosomus reflexus may be genetically linked, based on some preliminary studies analyzing pedigrees. However, no definitive cause has been identified.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ?
These fetuses frequently cause ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ข๐ (difficulty in giving birth), because they arenโt shaped normally and often have their limbs in strange positions. These fetuses are frequently dead at the time of delivery, so they can be removed by ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ (cutting up the dead fetus while it is inside the uterus using a cutting wire) or by Caesarian section.
๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ
1-2) Examples of schistosomus in calves.
3) Schistosomus in a lamb.
4) Schistosomus in a goat kid.
5) Schistosomus in a piglet.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ
Line, S. Congenital and inherited anomalies in animals. Merck Veterinary Manual 2020.
Photo 1 courtesy of University of Calgary Diagnostic Services Unit.
Photos 2-5 courtesy of Noahโs Arkive.
