Sudden death of two horses associated with pulmonary aspergillosis

The sudden death of two horses was attributed to the rapid and acute development of pulmonary aspergillosis. One horse was making excellent postoperative progress after a jejunal resection and anastomosis for intestinal adhesions. The other horse was being treated routinely for equine protozoal myel...

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Published in:Veterinary record 1999-07, Vol.145 (1), p.16-20
Main Authors: Johnson, P. J., Moore, L. A., Mrad, D. R., Turk, J. R., Wilson, D. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acute course
Acute Disease
Animals
aspergillosis
Aspergillosis - pathology
Aspergillosis - veterinary
Aspergillus
case studies
clinical aspects
Death, Sudden - pathology
Death, Sudden - veterinary
Horse Diseases - microbiology
Horses
Lung Diseases, Fungal - pathology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - veterinary
lungs
Male
sudden death
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Summary:The sudden death of two horses was attributed to the rapid and acute development of pulmonary aspergillosis. One horse was making excellent postoperative progress after a jejunal resection and anastomosis for intestinal adhesions. The other horse was being treated routinely for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Signs of fever and an increased respiratory rate were detected shortly before death in the first horse, but no premonitory clinical signs characteristic of pulmonary infection were detected in the horse being treated for EPM. Both horses developed rapidly debilitating, acute pulmonary mycosis and died unexpectedly.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.145.1.16