Eosinophilic Granulomatous Dermatitis Due to Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) Poisoning in a Holstein Cow


Published: Jul 8, 2023
Updated: 2023-07-08
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Bovine granulomatous dermatitis hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth)
Y Eroksuz
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5962-8810
E Polat
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3999-1310
C Akdeniz Incili
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1893-7531
B Karabulut
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-6159
A Sagliyan
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8226-0740
H Eroksuz
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8407-5792
Abstract

Eosinophilic granulomatous dermatitis is reported due to Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) consumption in a 3-year-old Holstein cow. Cow showed dermatitis over the face, neck and perineum in last 2-month of period.  Biopsy samples were taken surgically by local anestesia. The lesions were characterized by multifocal eosinophilic granulomatous dermatitis. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated a marked and diffuse and immunostaining CD3, whereas CD20 and CD68 staining were not so prominent. The plant-lesion relationship was well-established. After the owner stopped feeding the vetch, skin lesions were regressed 6 months later and completely resolved 12 months.

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