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Leucocytoclastic vasculitis associated with Staphylococcus intermedius in the pastern of a horse
Author(s) -
Risberg å. I.,
Webb C. B.,
Cooley A. J.,
Peek S. F.,
Darien B. J.
Publication year - 2005
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.156.23.740
Subject(s) - vasculitis , medicine , horse , heel , skin biopsy , dermatology , biopsy , pathology , anatomy , disease , biology , paleontology
A pregnant quarterhorse mare became acutely lame as a result of severe swelling of its right hind leg, thought to have been caused by a fracture or a muscle tear. Diagnostic procedures ruled out a traumatic musculoskeletal cause and a physical examination revealed chronic pastern dermatitis (‘scratches’/‘grease heel’). Histopathological evaluation of biopsy samples from the right hind leg was consistent with a leucocytoclastic vasculitis, and culture yielded Staphylococcus intermedius . The treatment and infectious causes of pastern dermatitis are discussed.