Idiopathic Fibrosis of the Tunica Muscularis of the Large Intestine in Five Horses with Colic

Histological evidence of fibrosis affecting the outer layer of the large intestinal tunica muscularis was identified in five of 32 horses affected by colic. In three cases, foci of pale eosinophilia and vacuolation of myocytes were observed. These findings are suggestive of a degenerative and fibrot...

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Published in:Journal of comparative pathology 2016-02, Vol.154 (2-3), p.231-234
Main Authors: Mair, T.S., Sherlock, C.E., Fews, D., Harley, R., Pearson, G.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Colic - pathology
Colic - veterinary
Female
fibrosis
Fibrosis - pathology
horse
Horse Diseases - pathology
Horses
intestine
Intestine, Large - pathology
Male
Muscle, Smooth - pathology
tunica muscularis
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Summary:Histological evidence of fibrosis affecting the outer layer of the large intestinal tunica muscularis was identified in five of 32 horses affected by colic. In three cases, foci of pale eosinophilia and vacuolation of myocytes were observed. These findings are suggestive of a degenerative and fibrotic abnormality in the outer layer of the tunica muscularis of the large intestinal smooth muscle of some horses with colic.
ISSN:0021-9975
1532-3129
DOI:10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.01.001