TUBERCLES AND GLANDERS NODULES OF THE SPLEEN.
Tubercles in the spleen are common in cattle, swine, guinea-pigs, rabbits and cats, in the last largely as the result of ingestion of tuberculous meat. In the larger mammals individual tubercles are usually of the size of a walnut and upward, while in the smaller they show as miliary deposits. The products are often caseated or calcified.
Glander nodules are found in the spleen of the horse and other solipeds and as the result of inoculation in that of rabbits and guinea-pigs. In solipeds they may be of considerable size whereas in the inoculated rodents they are usually small and numerous—like millet seed or pins’ heads.