Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Multicentric cutaneous pythiosis in a foal.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1992
- Authors:
- Chaffin, M K et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 5-month-old male Quarter Horse was brought in for treatment because he had multiple raised, swollen areas on his back and around his genitals. The veterinarian removed these skin lesions and gave the horse a medication called sodium iodide to take by mouth for two weeks. After examining the tissue samples, the vet confirmed that the horse had a skin infection called multicentric cutaneous pythiosis. Three months after the surgery, all the lesions had healed completely.
Abstract
A 5-month-old male Quarter Horse was examined because of multicentric, granulomatous, cutaneous lesions of the dorsum and prepuce. The cutaneous lesions were excised, and sodium iodide was administered orally for 2 weeks. Multicentric cutaneous pythiosis was diagnosed by histologic examination and immunoperoxidase staining of excised tissues. By 3 months after surgery, all lesions had healed.
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