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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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The Veterinary record [Vet Rec] 2004 Oct 16; Vol. 155 (16), pp. 485-9. - 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.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Fatal Outcome
Hindlimb pathology
Horses
Lameness, Animal etiology
Male
Peritonitis diagnostic imaging
Peritonitis drug therapy
Peritonitis surgery
Tendinopathy diagnostic imaging
Tendinopathy drug therapy
Tenosynovitis diagnostic imaging
Tenosynovitis drug therapy
Ultrasonography
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Horse Diseases drug therapy
Peritonitis veterinary
Tendinopathy veterinary
Tenosynovitis veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0042-4900
- Volume :
- 155
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Veterinary record
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15537143
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.155.16.485