Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Foal with diarrhea and leg issues - what caused it?
By Moore, L A et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·1998·Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Aorto-iliac thrombosis in a foal.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A six-day-old Missouri foxtrotter colt was brought to the vet because it had diarrhea since it was just one day old. The vet found that the foal had severe intestinal inflammation, a blood infection, and a blockage in the blood flow to its back legs. Despite aggressive treatment, the foal sadly passed away just over 13 hours after the examination. A postmortem revealed serious intestinal damage and a large blood clot that had formed in the aorta, leading to the colt's death.
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Abstract
A six-day-old Missouri foxtrotter colt was examined because it had had diarrhoea since it was 24 hours old. A diagnosis of colitis, septicaemia, and disruption of the arterial blood flow to the pelvic limbs was made on the basis of clinical and laboratory findings. Despite intensive medical therapy, the foal died 13 hours after being examined. Postmortem examination revealed diffuse fibrinous enteritis with lymphoid necrosis, multifocal fibrinonecrotic typhlocolitis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and a large occluding thrombus at the aortic termination. The results of bacteriological culturing supported the diagnosis of septicaemia leading to activation of the clotting cascade, disseminated intravascular coagulation, aorto-iliac thrombosis and infarction of the pelvic limbs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9602515/