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Pulmonary edema and hydrothorax were observed in mature swine that died approximately 5 days after consuming corn screenings. These postmortem observations were reproduced in younger pigs that died within 1 week when fed the corn screenings under experimental conditions. Additionally, pulmonary edema and hydrothorax were induced in a pig that died after receiving 4 daily intravenous injections of fumonisin B1, a toxic metabolite produced by Fusarium moniliforme.
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Colvin, B.M., Harrison, L.R. Fumonisin-induced pulmonary edema and hydrothorax in swine. Mycopathologia 117, 79–82 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00497282
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00497282