Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Thoracic emphysematous lymphadenitis in a foal.
- Journal:
- Journal of comparative pathology
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Mendoza, F J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery · Spain
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
Emphysema of lymph nodes is a rare finding that has been described in different anatomical locations and related to specific diseases in different animal species. Herein is described a foal with Rhodococcus equi infection that presented with emphysema and granulomatous inflammation of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes. This is the first report of emphysematous lymphadenitis in a horse.
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