Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
The clinical presentation and surgical treatment of verrucous dermatitis lesions in a draught horse.
- Journal:
- Veterinary dermatology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Poore, Luke A B et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences · United Kingdom
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
Verrucous pastern dermatitis is a skin condition in horses that causes raised, wart-like lesions, especially on the lower legs. In this case, an 11-year-old male draught horse had multiple of these lesions on its hind leg. The horse underwent surgery where the vet used sharp tools and heat to remove the lesions. After two years, the horse showed no signs of the lesions coming back or any complications from the surgery. Overall, the treatment was successful.
Abstract
Verrucous pastern dermatitis is a progressive inflammatory skin disease commonly involving the palmar or plantar aspects of the pasterns of horses. There are no reports of successful surgical treatment for multifocal circumscribed verrucous masses in the chronic stages of verrucous pastern dermatitis. A combination of sharp dissection and electrocautery was used to resect numerous multifocal circumscribed verrucous masses from the distal hindlimb of an 11-year-old gelding draught horse. There was no evidence of significant regrowth or complications at a 24 month postoperative examination.
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