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Multifocal eosinophilic enteritis associated with a small intestinal obstruction in a standardbred horse
Author(s) -
Swain J. M.,
Licka T.,
Rhind S. M.,
Hudson N. P. H.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.152.21.648
Subject(s) - enteritis , medicine , horse , eosinophilic , jejunum , histopathological examination , small intestine , gastroenterology , pathology , biology , paleontology
A seven‐year‐old standardbred gelding developed marked signs of colic associated with an acute small intestinal obstruction. Surgical exploration revealed three intramural, circumferential constricting lesions in the small intestine, the two most severe of which were in the jejunum and were resected. The horse was euthanased owing to postoperative complications. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of idiopathic multifocal eosinophilic enteritis.