Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) Lesions |
Examples of visual skin lesions and secondary effects of KHV disease. Lesions are nonspecific. Parasite scrapings were virtually negative in this outbreak and the degree of gill necrosis was variable. Extensive subcutaneous hemorrhage (best illustrated in the scaleless varieties) is presumably secondary to hepatorenal failure with loss of clotting factors.(Please click on photo to enlarge) |