A síndrome de Sheehan refere-se ao hipopituitarismo secundário a necrose hipofisária devido hipotensão grave precipitada por hemorragia pós parto. Sua apresentação pode ser forma aguda ou crônica, sendo esta última caráter insidioso, com sintomas inespecíficos, levando, frequentemente, um diagnóstico tardio. investigação requer uma história obstétrica compatível parto, evoluindo agalactia e ame...

The first member ofthe group ofpleuropneumonia organisms was isolated by Nocard and Roux in 1898 from cases ofcontagious pleuropneumonia of cattle, a disease in which the essential pathological lesions are gross pulmonary cedema, pleural exudate, and arthritis. A similar organism was found by Bridre and Donatien (1923, 1925) in sheep and goats suffering from agalactia, a syndrome which includes...

Abortion is one of the most important economic issues in sheep flocks. Chlamydophila abortus is an agent of enzootic abortions in sheep. Mycoplasma agalactiae is the main etiological agent of contagious agalactia, which can cause abortion in sheep. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of M. agalactiae and C. abortus among aborted ovine fetu...