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leukoencephalomalacia encephalomalacia affecting especially the white matter. Occurs in carbon monoxide poisoning, mulberry heart disease of pigs and mycotoxic leukoencephalomalacia. mycotoxic leukoencephalomalacia a syndrome of ataxia, tremor, circling, depressed consciousness, recumbency and death in horses and donkeys; caused by poisoning by fumonisins from the fungus Fusarium moniliforme, usually ingested with moldy corn. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Just before the NTD outbreak, in the fall of 1989, an outbreak of equine leukoencephalomalacia ( Several neurologic conditions were considered in the differential diagnosis, including other viral encephalomyelitides (rabies, Aujesky disease, Borna disease, EHV-1 myeloencephalopathy, WEEV, and WNV encephalomyelitis), bacterial meningitis, listeriosis, leukoencephalomalacia, lead poisoning, equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, nigropallidal encephalomalacia, botulism, and verminous encephalitis. 1]), a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium verticillioides, causes equine leukoencephalomalacia and porcine pulmonary edema and has been implicated in the etiology of esophageal cancer (EC) in the Transkei, South Africa. |
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