Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Preputial hematoma in a stallion.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1987
- Authors:
- Memon, M A et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
An 8-year-old Quarter Horse stallion was brought in because he had a swelling around his sheath, the upper part of his scrotum, and the base of his penis. This swelling appeared about 10 days after he was bred, and there was no sign that it was caused by a kick from the mare. The treatment involved warm baths, massage, compression, medications to reduce urine production, antibiotics, support for the penis, and exercise, but unfortunately, none of these helped. When the horse was examined after he passed away, a large blood-filled swelling (hematoma) was found extending from the base of the penis. The exact cause of the bleeding couldn't be pinpointed, but it likely came from blood vessels near the surface of the penis. Overall, the treatment did not work.
Abstract
An 8-year-old Quarter Horse stallion was admitted with a swelling involving the prepuce, dorsal part of the scrotum, and root of the penis. The swelling was first noticed 10 days after breeding, with no evidence that it had resulted from a kick by the mare. The penis was retracted into the prepuce, except for a 10- to 15-cm protrusion of the glans penis. Treatment included warm hydrotherapy, massage, stockinette compression, antidiuretics, antibiotics, penile support, and exercise, without success. At necropsy, a massive preputial hematoma was found extending forward from the root of the penis to 12 cm proximal to the glans penis. The exact origin of the hematoma could not be determined. Most likely, bleeding had originated from the vascular plexus lying subfascially on the surface of the penis outside the intact tunica albuginea or from a branch of the external pudendal artery.
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