A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud

Scrotal swelling is a clinical situation which can be caused by different aetiologies. In this case report, we describe a multi-week episode of unilateral and bilateral scrotal swelling in boars at an Austrian boar stud and its diagnostic work-up. In the summer of 2020, the herd veterinarian of an A...

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Autores: Schwarz, Lukas, Dürlinger, Sophie, Martin, Vera, Weißenböck, Herbert, Brunthaler, Rene, Rümenapf, Till, Auer, Angelika, Loncaric, Igor|||0000-0003-1401-2961, Zimpernik, Irene, Reisinger, Nicole, Behler-Wöchtl, Bettina, Scarlet, Dragos, Althouse, Gary, Kuster, Chris, Kauffold, Johannes, Segalés Coma, Joaquim|||0000-0002-1539-7261, Laitat, Martine, Thilmant, Pierre, Grahofer, Alexander, Ladinig, Andrea
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s40813-023-00313-1
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Palabra clave:Scrotal enlargement
Orchitis
Scrotal swelling
Swine
Boar
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spelling A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar studSchwarz, LukasDürlinger, SophieMartin, VeraWeißenböck, HerbertBrunthaler, ReneRümenapf, TillAuer, AngelikaLoncaric, Igor|||0000-0003-1401-2961Zimpernik, IreneReisinger, NicoleBehler-Wöchtl, BettinaScarlet, DragosAlthouse, GaryKuster, ChrisKauffold, JohannesSegalés Coma, Joaquim|||0000-0002-1539-7261Laitat, MartineThilmant, PierreGrahofer, AlexanderLadinig, AndreaScrotal enlargementOrchitisScrotal swellingSwineBoarScrotal swelling is a clinical situation which can be caused by different aetiologies. In this case report, we describe a multi-week episode of unilateral and bilateral scrotal swelling in boars at an Austrian boar stud and its diagnostic work-up. In the summer of 2020, the herd veterinarian of an Austrian boar stud reported that over a period of six weeks, five out of 70 boars presented with unilateral severe swelling of the left scrotum and three out of 70 boars with bilateral severe swelling of the left and moderate swelling of the right scrotum, respectively. A complete history was obtained and an on-site evaluation of the facility was done. Five boars were necropsied, and a variety of samples harvested for further diagnostic investigations. Infectious differential diagnoses associated with unilateral swelling of the scrotum or the testis were excluded through serological and tissue testing. In three of the five boars, histopathology revealed complete acute haemorrhagic necrosis of the left testis concurrent with strongly congested blood vessels. Review of the collected information with a group of experts in the field of boar stud management resulted with consensus that, most likely, trauma was the etiologic event causing the clinical signs and pathology. Coincident with discussion of implementing video recording cameras in the boar housing area, no further clinical cases followed. As this case occurred during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, we propose that the distress and travelling restrictions may have contributed to frustration among boar stud workers, which was consequently expressed as misbehaviour against boars. Once all known infectious causes of unilateral swelling of the scrotum were excluded, a critical diagnostic work-up focused on non-infectious causes. Non-infectious causes, such as trauma, need to be carefully evaluated, as it may also include human misbehaviour against boars. Summarizing all findings of this case report, the authors hypothesize that a blunt trauma was the reason for the series of mainly unilateral swelling of the scrota of boars. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40813-023-00313-1. 22023-01-0120232023-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/282247https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s40813-023-00313-1reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2822472026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud
title A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud
spellingShingle A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud
Schwarz, Lukas
Scrotal enlargement
Orchitis
Scrotal swelling
Swine
Boar
title_short A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud
title_full A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud
title_fullStr A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud
title_full_unstemmed A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud
title_sort A single, episodic event of unilateral/bilateral scrotal swelling in a group of adult boars at an Austrian boar stud
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Schwarz, Lukas
Dürlinger, Sophie
Martin, Vera
Weißenböck, Herbert
Brunthaler, Rene
Rümenapf, Till
Auer, Angelika
Loncaric, Igor|||0000-0003-1401-2961
Zimpernik, Irene
Reisinger, Nicole
Behler-Wöchtl, Bettina
Scarlet, Dragos
Althouse, Gary
Kuster, Chris
Kauffold, Johannes
Segalés Coma, Joaquim|||0000-0002-1539-7261
Laitat, Martine
Thilmant, Pierre
Grahofer, Alexander
Ladinig, Andrea
author Schwarz, Lukas
author_facet Schwarz, Lukas
Dürlinger, Sophie
Martin, Vera
Weißenböck, Herbert
Brunthaler, Rene
Rümenapf, Till
Auer, Angelika
Loncaric, Igor|||0000-0003-1401-2961
Zimpernik, Irene
Reisinger, Nicole
Behler-Wöchtl, Bettina
Scarlet, Dragos
Althouse, Gary
Kuster, Chris
Kauffold, Johannes
Segalés Coma, Joaquim|||0000-0002-1539-7261
Laitat, Martine
Thilmant, Pierre
Grahofer, Alexander
Ladinig, Andrea
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Martin, Vera
Weißenböck, Herbert
Brunthaler, Rene
Rümenapf, Till
Auer, Angelika
Loncaric, Igor|||0000-0003-1401-2961
Zimpernik, Irene
Reisinger, Nicole
Behler-Wöchtl, Bettina
Scarlet, Dragos
Althouse, Gary
Kuster, Chris
Kauffold, Johannes
Segalés Coma, Joaquim|||0000-0002-1539-7261
Laitat, Martine
Thilmant, Pierre
Grahofer, Alexander
Ladinig, Andrea
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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author
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author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Scrotal enlargement
Orchitis
Scrotal swelling
Swine
Boar
topic Scrotal enlargement
Orchitis
Scrotal swelling
Swine
Boar
description Scrotal swelling is a clinical situation which can be caused by different aetiologies. In this case report, we describe a multi-week episode of unilateral and bilateral scrotal swelling in boars at an Austrian boar stud and its diagnostic work-up. In the summer of 2020, the herd veterinarian of an Austrian boar stud reported that over a period of six weeks, five out of 70 boars presented with unilateral severe swelling of the left scrotum and three out of 70 boars with bilateral severe swelling of the left and moderate swelling of the right scrotum, respectively. A complete history was obtained and an on-site evaluation of the facility was done. Five boars were necropsied, and a variety of samples harvested for further diagnostic investigations. Infectious differential diagnoses associated with unilateral swelling of the scrotum or the testis were excluded through serological and tissue testing. In three of the five boars, histopathology revealed complete acute haemorrhagic necrosis of the left testis concurrent with strongly congested blood vessels. Review of the collected information with a group of experts in the field of boar stud management resulted with consensus that, most likely, trauma was the etiologic event causing the clinical signs and pathology. Coincident with discussion of implementing video recording cameras in the boar housing area, no further clinical cases followed. As this case occurred during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, we propose that the distress and travelling restrictions may have contributed to frustration among boar stud workers, which was consequently expressed as misbehaviour against boars. Once all known infectious causes of unilateral swelling of the scrotum were excluded, a critical diagnostic work-up focused on non-infectious causes. Non-infectious causes, such as trauma, need to be carefully evaluated, as it may also include human misbehaviour against boars. Summarizing all findings of this case report, the authors hypothesize that a blunt trauma was the reason for the series of mainly unilateral swelling of the scrota of boars. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40813-023-00313-1.
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