I had some concern on reading the recent article by Stipkovits and colleagues.2 My concern was not due to the data they report and conclusions reached. Rather, it was the use of the term pathologic lesions in the title and elsewhere in their article. The use of this term is redundant since all lesions are by definition pathologic. Dr W. H. Hadlow1 elegantly brought this use of a needless modifier to the attention of readers of Veterinary Pathology in his 1994 commentary, which I recommend to the journal’s readers, editors, reviewers, and contributors.
B. S. Jortner, VMD, Diplomate ACVPDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
References
1.
HadlowWH. Pathologic lesions: they’re the worst kind. Vet Pathol. 1994;31:290–291.
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StipkovitsLGlavitsRPalfiV. Pathologic lesions caused by coinfection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and H3N8 low pathogenic avian influenza virus in chickens. Vet Pathol. 2012;49:273–283.
