Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First cases of animal diseases published since 2000. 4. Horses.
- Journal:
- The veterinary quarterly
- Year:
- 2003
- Authors:
- Elsinghorst, Th A M
- Affiliation:
- Euroscience · Netherlands
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
This article discusses six unusual diseases that have been reported in horses since the year 2000. These include a type of skin cancer called metastatic intramedullary melanoma, a fatty tumor on the tendon, and a serious brain infection in a newborn foal caused by Salmonella bacteria. It also mentions a genetic disorder affecting nerve cells, an infection of the placenta due to Rhodococcus equi bacteria, and a heart condition in a foal. The authors plan to keep updating this information with new cases as they are discovered.
Abstract
In this fourth article of a series of papers listing first case reports of animal diseases published since 2000, the following six cases of horse diseases are discussed: Disseminated metastatic intramedullary melanoma. Lipoma of the extensor tendon sheaths. Meningoencephalomyelitis in a neonatal foal due to Salmonella agona infection. Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Placentitis due to Rhodococcus equi infection. Right atrial diverticulum in a foal. After a short introduction, the bibliographical data, the abstract of the author(s), and some additional information derived from the article are given. The article will be regularly updated adding overlooked as well as new first reports.
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