1. Causes and Pathology of Equine Pneumonia and Pleuritis in Southern Brazil.
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Bianchi, M.V., Mello, L.S., Ribeiro, P.R., Wentz, M.F., Stolf, A.S., Lopes, B.C., de Andrade, C.P., Snel, G.G.M., Sonne, L., Driemeier, D., and Pavarini, S.P.
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PLEURISY ,PNEUMONIA ,PULMONARY eosinophilia ,STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae ,PATHOLOGY ,RHODOCOCCUS ,ASPIRATION pneumonia ,EOSINOPHILIC granuloma - Abstract
We document the causes and pathological findings in 50 cases of equine pneumonia and pleuritis in Southern Brazil. Suppurative (17/50), pyogranulomatous (14/50), aspiration (5/50), mycotic (4/50), bronchointerstitial (3/50), embolic (3/50) and eosinophilic granulomatous pneumonia (1/50) and pleuritis (3/50) were the main conditions identified. Streptococcus spp. were identified in 11 cases of suppurative pneumonia. Suppurative pneumonia was further divided into acute (8/17), subacute (6/17) and chronic (3/17) based on the morphological pattern of lesions. Rhodococcus equi was identified in all cases of pyogranulomatous pneumonia and exclusively affected young foals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2020
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