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Equine pastern vasculitis in a horse associated with a multidrug‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate
Author(s) -
Panzuti Pauline,
Rocafort Ferrer Gloria,
Mosca Marion,
Pin Didier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veterinary dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-3164
pISSN - 0959-4493
DOI - 10.1111/vde.12830
Subject(s) - vasculitis , enrofloxacin , medicine , horse , skin biopsy , pseudomonas aeruginosa , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biopsy , biology , bacteria , antibiotics , ciprofloxacin , paleontology , genetics , disease
Background Equine pastern vasculitis is an uncommon disorder in horses. Underlying causes are difficult to assess, especially bacterial infections. Clinical summary A 13‐year‐old French saddle gelding horse presented for evaluation of a six weeks history of pastern dermatitis. Histopathological examination of skin biopsy samples revealed small vessel vasculitis. A pure growth of a multidrug‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MRPA) was obtained from a deep skin biopsy. Clinical remission was observed after a six week course of enrofloxacin and lesions did not recur. Conclusions and clinical importance To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a pastern vasculitis associated with MRPA and successfully treated with a six week course of enrofloxacin.