Haemolytic anaemia in a pony associated with a perivascular abscess caused by Clostridium perfringens

Autor:	Kris Hughes, H. J. Cottle
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Flunixin biology Equine business.industry Pony Horse Laminitis Clostridium perfringens Haemolysis medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Jugular vein biology.animal medicine Abscess business medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Equine Veterinary Education. 22:13-19
ISSN:	0957-7734
Popis:	Summary A 5-year-old Welsh Pony mare presented with a history of dullness and inappetence and a large swelling on the left side of the neck extending to the pectoral region. Flunixin meglumine had been administered intravenously 10 days previously for treatment of laminitis. The pony was anaemic at presentation. Clostridium perfringens was isolated from an abscess overlying the left external jugular vein. Treatment consisted of supportive treatment, drainage of the abscess and administration of sodium benzyl penicillin G intravenously. A marked improvement in the mare's demeanour and a gradual increase in packed cell volume over a period of one month were observed. The historical, clinical and clinicopathological findings were consistent with immune-mediated haemolysis associated with C. perfringens infection.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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