In such cases, owing to the dense covering of fascia which ensheathes the muscular covering pus is liable to be imprisoned, and, burrowing downward, saturate the whole structure, not only endangering the limb, but, by absorption, may set up blood poisoning and seriously interfere with the general health of the patient, even to causing death.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
The first is the very large amount of secondary hemorrhage, and its location, there being sixty-eight ounces removed at one time and fifty at another, and perhaps thirty or forty at another, from just beneath the skin and superficial fascia of the lower part of the back.
"Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society"
Joseph Bradford Cox
It is termed muscular rheumatism when it affects the muscles, tendons and fascia, and articular rheumatism when it involves the articulations.
"Common Diseases of Farm Animals"
R. A. Craig, D. V. M.