Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteremia in a horse.
- Journal:
- The Cornell veterinarian
- Year:
- 1989
- Authors:
- Seahorn, T L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A horse was found to have a serious infection caused by a bacteria called Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, which was detected in its blood before it died. The horse showed several concerning signs, including painful hooves (laminitis), eye inflammation (uveitis), sudden blindness, swelling in the belly area, and seemed very tired or depressed. Unfortunately, despite treatment, the horse did not improve and passed away about four days after the symptoms started. After the horse died, further tests on its lungs revealed the same bacteria along with other types of bacteria. The treatment did not work.
Abstract
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae serotype 5 was isolated from blood obtained antemortem from a horse with presenting problems of laminitis, uveitis, acute blindness, localized ventral edema and depression. The patient failed to respond to therapy and died 96 hours after the onset of clinical signs. Cultures of the lung postmortem yielded Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae serotype 5, Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus sp., Escherichia coli, Proteus sp., and Klebsiella sp.
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