Cerebral haemorrhage in a pregnant Standardbred mare with Evan's syndrome |
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| Authors: | L. Väänänen H.‐K. Sihvo M. Hewetson |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine;2. Section of Veterinary Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland. |
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| Abstract: | A 3‐year‐old pregnant Standardbred mare was treated at the University of Helsinki Equine Teaching Hospital for severe idiopathic immune‐mediated thrombocytopenia and haemolytic anaemia (Evan's syndrome). Despite initial improvement with supportive care and immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids and azathioprine, the mare died from a fatal cerebral haemorrhage on Day 21 of treatment. |
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| Keywords: | horse cerebral haemorrhage thrombocytopenia haemolytic anaemia Evan's syndrome |
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