Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse losing weight and protein - what could it be?
By Meuten, D J et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1978·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Chronic enteritis associated with the malabsorption and protein-losing enteropathy in the horse.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Two horses were diagnosed with chronic granulomatous enteritis, which is a long-term inflammation of the intestines that led to weight loss and low protein levels in their blood. Despite their condition, both horses had normal-looking stools. In one horse, tests showed that it was having trouble absorbing carbohydrates and fats, along with losing proteins through its gut. One of the horses received treatment aimed at easing its symptoms and managed to gain 108 kg. The exact cause of their intestinal issues was not determined in either case.
Abstract
Chronic granulomatous enteritis associated with weight loss and hypoproteinemia was identified in 2 horses. Both horses continued to have normally formed feces. Malabsorption of carbohydrate and lipid, with concomitant gastrointestinal protein loss was demonstrated in 1 case. One horse was treated symptomatically and gained 108 kg. In both cases, principal gastrointestinal lesions were partial to total villus atrophy and transmural mononuclear leukocytosis, with lymphocytes and histiocytes predominating. The cause of the condition was not identified in either case.
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