Primary bilateral guttural pouch empyema in a two-month-old foal

Ciência Rural

Dias, Deborah Penteado Martins¹  Queiroz, Daniela Junqueira de¹  Bernardi, Nara Saraiva¹ 

[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, Brazil

关键词: guttural pouch;    horse;    strangles;    Streptococcus equi;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0103-8478cr20140669

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria * Centro de Ciencias Rurais

【 摘 要 】

The present report describes a 2-month-old foal which signs of respiratory infectious disease, bilateral retropharyngeal swelling and nasal mucopurulent discharge, suggesting guttural pouch empyema. The owners reported that the foal lived in a herd that experienced an outbreak of strangles. Foals younger than 3 months are usually protected against infectious diseases, however in this case, the foal was exposed to an environment heavily populated by Streptococcus equi equi during the outbreak of strangles. Although uncommon in such young animals, the foal was infected and developed a primary bilateral guttural pouch empyema, without signs of lymph nodes alteration

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