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ACUTE DIFFUSE MYCOTIC PNEUMONIA IN A 7‐MONTH‐OLD COLT
Author(s) -
GREEN SHERRIL L.,
HAGER DAVID A.,
CALDERWOOD MAYS MARON B.,
MERRITT A. M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1987.tb00057.x
Subject(s) - laminitis , medicine , aspergillus fumigatus , pneumonia , lung , aspergillosis , respiratory distress , pathology , parenchyma , horse , phaeohyphomycosis , air sacs , surgery , biology , anatomy , paleontology , immunology
A 7‐month‐old Quarter horse colt developed acute diarrhea, laminitis, bilateral uveitis, and severe respiratory distress after intramuscular injection with a bacterial vaccine. Thoracic radiographs revealed diffuse unstructured, nodular interstitial, and peribronchial opacities throughout the lung. Despite intensive supportive therapy, the colt became progressively hypoxemic and died. At postmortem examination, severe multifocal to coalescing hemorrhagic, necrotizing fibrinous pneumonia was found. Histologic study revealed numerous branched septate fungal hyphae diffusely distributed throughout the lung parenchyma. Fungal culture of lung tissue grew Aspergillus fumigatus. This report presents the radiographic, clinical, and pathologic features of acute mycotic pneumonia in horses.