Pemphigus foliaceus in the horse: a retrospective study of 20 cases
| Autor: | Sophie I. J. Vandenabeele, Verena K. Affolter, Peter J. Ihrke, Philip H. Kass, Stephen D. White |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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medicine.medical_specialty General Veterinary business.industry Horse Retrospective cohort study Laminitis medicine.disease Medical teaching Breed Surgery Warmblood Internal medicine medicine Animals Female Horse Diseases Horses business Immunosuppressive Agents Pemphigus Pemphigus foliaceus Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Dermatology. 15:381-388 |
| ISSN: | 1365-3164 0959-4493 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2004.00423.x |
| Popis: | Twenty horses with pemphigus foliaceus were seen over a period of 15 years in a veterinary medical teaching hospital. Breeds seen were seven quarterhorses, five thoroughbreds, three cross-bred horses, two Arabians and one of each of the following: standardbred, Tennessee walker and warmblood. There was no breed, age or sex predisposition. Nine were mares, ten were geldings and one was a stallion. Ages ranged from 2.5 months to 25 years, with a mean of 8.6 years. Sixteen (80%) of the pemphigus foliaceus horses first exhibited signs between September and February. There was a statistically significant more common occurrence of pemphigus foliaceus during those months. Signs in the four other horses were first noted in March, May or June. Three of those horses were < 13 months of age. Oedema (14/20) and crusts (13/20) were the most common lesions. Pain was present in 9/20 horses, pruritus in 7/20 and pyrexia in 7/20. Follow-up was available for 13 horses. Five of these horses were euthanased. In three horses the reason for euthanasia was laminitis secondary to treatment. Four horses remained lesion-free after medication was discontinued. Two horses required maintenance medication and are doing well at the time of writing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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