Leucocytoclastic vasculitis associated with  Staphylococcus intermedius  in the pastern of a horse | Zendy

Risberg å. I. | Zendy; Webb C. B. | Zendy; Cooley A. J. | Zendy; Peek S. F. | Zendy; Darien B. J. | Zendy

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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.

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