Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Jejunal obstruction caused by a Pythium insidiosum granuloma in a mare.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1994
- Authors:
- Purcell, K L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old Missouri Fox Trotter mare was having some trouble with her stomach, showing signs of mild pain and losing weight over the past three months. After a surgical procedure to look inside her abdomen, the vets found a blockage in her intestines caused by a mass in the intestinal wall. They discovered that this mass was due to an infection from a type of organism called Pythium insidiosum. This case shows that this type of intestinal infection can happen in horses even if they live far from the Gulf Coast, where it is more commonly found. The treatment involved surgery to remove the blockage, and the outcome was not specified in the abstract.
Abstract
An 8-year-old Missouri Fox Trotter mare was examined because of intermittent, low-grade abdominal pain and weight loss for 3 months. Incomplete jejunal obstruction, caused by a granulomatous mass in the wall of the jejunum, was identified during exploratory celiotomy. Pythium insidiosum was identified as the cause of the granuloma. This case suggests that enteric pythiosis may develop in horses that are geographically distant from the Gulf Coast.
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