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Concurrent atypical myopathy and equine dysautonomia in two horses
Author(s) -
VERCAUTEREN G.,
HEYDEN S.,
LEFÈRE L.,
CHIERS K.,
LAEVENS H.,
DUCATELLE R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.2746/042516407x206409
Subject(s) - myopathy , etiology , medicine , pathological , dysautonomia , pathology , dermatology , disease
Summary This report concerns 2 horses that suffered typical clinical signs of atypical myopathy (AM) and equine grass sickness (EGS) concurrently. Clinical details and pathological lesions of the cases are described. EGS and AM are relatively rare diseases and the concurrency of the diseases in the same animals is therefore considered unlikely to be a coincidence. However, it is not suggested that the evidence shows a common aetiology but rather the existence of common predisposing causes.