Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Nasal aspergillosis in three horses.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary record
- Year:
- 1981
- Authors:
- Greet, T R
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Three horses were brought in because they had a bad-smelling, thin discharge from one nostril, and one horse also had some nosebleeds. A closer look inside their noses showed thick, pus-like material or fungal growths, but in two cases, the vets had to put the horses under anesthesia to see the issues clearly. They found a fungus called Aspergillus fumigatus in all three horses, and one horse had a sample that showed fungal structures under a microscope. The horses were treated with a special antifungal solution, and two of them fully recovered, while one horse had the problem come back later.
Abstract
Three horses were referred for investigation of a unilateral foul smelling scanty nasal discharge, complicated in one case by intermittent epistaxis. Thick purulent material or a mycotic plaque was identified by an endoscopic examination of the middle meatus but in two horses this had to be repeated under general anaesthesia before the abnormalities were detected. Aspergillus fumigatus was cultured from all three cases and septate hyphae were identified on smears from lesions. Histological examination of the lesion in one case revealed a fungal mycelium. Topical treatment with natamycin solution in all cases plus nystatin in two of the horses resulted in complete recovery from the condition in two cases but in one case the problem recurred. The aetiology of nasal aspergillosis remains uncertain.
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