Diamond-shaped skin lesions - Atlas of swine pathology

Diamond-shaped skin lesions

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Possible causes: ErysipelaOther

Widespread raised rhomboid lesions on the carcass are typical of Erysipelas. The causative agent is Erysipelothrix rhusiophathiae

The cutaneous form of the disease is usually associated with acute episodes, with very characteristic diamond-shaped (rhomboidal) lesions spread throughout the body.

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