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Septic tenosynovitis of the tarsal sheath of an Arab gelding and suspected sepsis of the lateral digital flexor tendon subsequent to bacterial peritonitis.
- Source :
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Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association . 10/16/2004, Vol. 155 Issue 16, p485-489. 5p. 1 Color Photograph, 4 Black and White Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- A 21-year-old Arab gelding with clinical signs of acute peritonitis had a perforating ulcer on the mesenteric border of the jejunum which resulted in localised contamination of the abdomen with ingesta. The affected segment of jejunum was resected and the abdomen was lavaged extensively. Postoperatively, the gelding was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and intravenous fluids, but after four days it became acutely non-weight bearing on its right hindlimb, and a tendonitis of the lateral digital flexor tendon within the tarsal sheath was identified ultrasonographically. The septic tendonitis was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics but progressed proximodistally within the tendon until it involved both the tarsal sheath and the associated tarsocrural joint, necessitating the euthanasia of the gelding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TENOSYNOVITIS
*HORSE diseases
*SEPSIS
*PERITONITIS
*ANTIBIOTICS
*THERAPEUTICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00424900
- Volume :
- 155
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15463007
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.155.16.485