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Common variable immunodeficiency in a horse with chronic peritonitis
Author(s) -
TennentBrown B. S.,
Navas de Solis C.,
Foreman J. H.,
Goetz T. E.,
Fredrickson R. L.,
Borst L. B.,
Flaminio M. J. B. F.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2010.00083.x
Subject(s) - common variable immunodeficiency , medicine , horse , immunodeficiency , immunology , peritonitis , antibody , immune system , biology , paleontology
Summary This report describes the clinical progression of a Quarter Horse filly with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Equine CVID is a primary immunodeficiency in which affected animals are unable to mount an appropriate antibody response and suffer recurrent bacterial infections. The filly in this report had a history of chronic respiratory tract infections but presented for assessment of poor weight gain and was diagnosed with Actinobacillus equuli peritonitis.