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Exophiala phaeomuriformis associated with abortion and placentitis in a mare
Author(s) -
Neck Simon,
Jurgens Ben,
Peters Liana,
Ankringa Nynke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2017-000584
Subject(s) - medicine , abortion , fetus , pathology , umbilical cord , horse , foal , stomach , pregnancy , obstetrics , anatomy , biology , paleontology , genetics
This article describes a case of abortion and placentitis in a mare. Macroscopic and microscopic lesions in the aborted fetus were consistent with a pyogranulomatous inflammation with intralesional fungal structures. These were observed in the lungs, skin, stomach, umbilical cord, peritoneum, fetal membranes and brain. Molecular techniques detected the fungus Exophiala phaeomuriformis from those lesions. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of abortion in horse due to E. phaeomuriformis .