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Review of 40 cases of lung abscesses in foals and adult horses
Author(s) -
LAVOIE J.P.,
FISET LORAINE,
LAVERTY SHEILA
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1994.tb04401.x
Subject(s) - medicine , horse , lung , pathology , biology , paleontology
Summary A retrospective study of 40 horses with primary lung abscesses without pleuropneumonia showed that lung abscesses occurred predominantly in young horses, usually in foals aged ≤6 months. Hyperfibrinogenaemia was present in all but 2 horses, and other common clinical and haematological findings were hyperthermia, tachycardia, polypnoea, and neutrophilic leucocytosis. The most common bacterial species isolated from transtracheal aspirates were Streptococcus zooepidemicus (20/34) and Rhodococcus equi (13/34). Most horses (23/27) discharged from the hospital were long term survivors. Of the 19 horses for which a follow up was available, 12 raced or performed the task for which they were intended. None of the indicators evaluated in this study could reliably predict the bacterial species involved or the outcome.