A case of solanum malacoxylon toxicity in pigs

Vet Hum Toxicol. 1990 Jun;32(3):238-9.

Abstract

The postmortem and histological changes seen in the kidneys, lungs and vascular system in spontaneous Solanum malacoxylon poisoning on a pig farm in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, are reported. Macroscopic calcified plaques in the endocardium, aorta, and pulmonary artery and mineralization in renal pelvis were observed. Microscopic examinations revealed tubulonephrosis and calcification of the elastic fibers of kidney vessels. Severe calcinosis of the endocardium and elastic fibers of arteries (aorta, pulmonary, renal) were seen. In the lung, calcification of the elastic fibers of the alveolar wall and the lamina propia of the bronchia were also noted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcinosis / chemically induced
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Calcinosis / veterinary*
  • Calcium / blood
  • Cardiomyopathies / chemically induced
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology
  • Cardiomyopathies / veterinary*
  • Lung Diseases / chemically induced
  • Lung Diseases / pathology
  • Lung Diseases / veterinary*
  • Nephrocalcinosis / chemically induced
  • Nephrocalcinosis / pathology
  • Nephrocalcinosis / veterinary
  • Plant Poisoning / pathology
  • Plant Poisoning / veterinary*
  • Plants, Toxic*
  • Postmortem Changes
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Swine Diseases / pathology

Substances

  • Calcium