VPP-0005
QUESTION
Post-Mortem changes in infectious coryza comprised of?
OPTIONS
(A) Swollen head with exudates
(B) Swollen kidney with exudates
(C) Swollen heart with exudates
(D) Swollen spleen with exudates
ANSWER
(A) Swollen head with exudates
EXPLANATION
Infectious coryza, caused by Avibacterium paragallinarum, produces acute inflammation of the upper respiratory tract with facial or head swelling and serous to mucopurulent nasal discharge. The characteristic postmortem finding is therefore a swollen head with exudates, not primary exudative swelling of the kidney, heart, or spleen. Hence, option A is correct.