Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Avian mycobacteriosis in three horses.
- Journal:
- The Cornell veterinarian
- Year:
- 1988
- Authors:
- Buergelt, C D et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Comparative and Experimental Pathology · United States
Plain-English summary
Three adult horses were diagnosed with avian tuberculosis, which is a type of infection caused by a specific bacteria. All three horses showed signs of chronic weight loss and low protein levels in their blood. Two of the horses had serious inflammation in their intestines and swollen lymph nodes, while the third had liver lesions. Tests revealed that the bacteria causing the infection were present in their tissues and feces. The treatment details and outcomes were not provided, so it's unclear how well the horses responded to any treatment.
Abstract
The clinical, bacteriologic and pathologic findings of three adult horses suffering from avian tuberculosis are presented. Chronic weight loss and hypoproteinemia were pertinent clinical abnormalities in all three horses. Gross pathologic lesions were characterized by chronic enterocolitis with mesenteric lymphadenopathy in two horses and hepatic granulomas in the third horse. The microscopic diagnoses were chronic, non-caseating granulomatous enterocolitis, and necrotizing, non-mineralizing granulomatous hepatitis, respectively. All three horses had granulomatous lymphadenitis of mesenteric lymph nodes with varying degrees of non-mineralizing, coagulation necrosis. Various serotypes of the Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex were isolated from selected tissues and feces.
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