Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Eosinophilic synovitis of the tarsocrural joint in a horse.
- Journal:
- Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Climent, F et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery · Spain
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A Hispano-Arabian gelding horse was diagnosed with a rare condition called eosinophilic synovitis, which involves inflammation in a joint. When the horse was brought in, it had a lot of swelling in its right hock joint and was limping badly. Tests showed a high number of white blood cells, particularly a type called eosinophils, in the joint fluid. The horse received treatment that included washing out the joint and giving antibiotics along with anti-inflammatory medications, which successfully resolved the horse's symptoms.
Abstract
Eosinophilic synovitis (ES) is a rare disease described in human and veterinary medicine. Only three cases have been reported in the horse. A case of tarsocrural synovitis in an Hispano-Arabian gelding is presented in this report. The patient presented with severe joint effusion and lameness of the right tarsocrural joint on admission. Synovial fluid analysis revealed an increased WBC of 12800 leukocytes/microliter with 76% of eosinophils. Lavage of the diseased joint and medical treatment with antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs produced remission of the clinical problem.
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