» Valvular Endocarditis – Bacterial Pneumonia

Vegetative endocarditis of the mitral valve, of bacteremic origin.
Clinical case: a Piedmontese bull approximately 1 year old, affected by a chronic, acutely exacerbated pneumonia. Shortly before death, the animal presented respiratory symptoms with severe dyspnea, abnormal heart sounds, and signs of cardiac decompensation, such as edema in the distal portions of the limbs.