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Provedor de dados: | 45
País: | Brazil
Título: | Cervical vertebral osteomyelitis secondary to Streptococcus equi infection in an adult horse - case report
Autores: | Alonso,J.M.; Ávila,A.R.; Bueno,L.M.C.; Hataka,A.; Machado,V.M.V.; Alves,A.L.G.; Watanabe,M.J.; Rodrigues,C.A.; Barbosa,R.M.; Hussni,C.A.
Data: | 2019-12-01
Ano: | 2019
Palavras-chave: | Tomography; Bone infection; Surgical debridement.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT A 15-year-old, mixed breed, male horse was attended with a history of multiple abscesses in the cervical region with a three-year evolution. Upon admission, three fistulous tracts with drainage of purulent secretions in the cervical region, low body score, restriction of cervical movements, and painful sensitivity to palpation were observed. The horse was diagnosed with osteomyelitis secondary to Streptococcus equi infection. The initial treatment was antibiotic therapy and local curative. Owing to the lack of response, surgical debridement was performed. An initial favorable response was observed; however, after 4 months, drainage recurred, and the animal was euthanized. A post-mortem computed tomography scan was performed to obtain details of the injury. Cervical osteomyelitis is rare, and its occurrence through hematogenous spread in adult horses and the tomographic findings had not been reported previously. The long period of evolution, difficulty in performing an aggressive debridement, and the presence of multi-drug resistant bacteria contributed to the negative outcome.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352019000602041
Editor: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária
Relação: | 10.1590/1678-4162-11152
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia  v.71 n.6 2019
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess