Successful surgical management of eosinophilic granuloma on the urethral process of a gelding associated with Habronema spp. infection |
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| Authors: | P Tyrnenopoulou N Diakakis D Psalla D Traversa E Papadopoulos M Antonakakis |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, Equine Unit, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;3. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Teaching Veterinary Hospital, Teramo, Italy;4. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;5. Private Veterinarian, Rethymno, Greece |
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| Abstract: | Habronemiasis, otherwise known as summer sores, is a parasitic disease of horses, donkeys and other equids, commonly encountered in subtropical and tropical regions. It occurs as a result of nematode infestation of the skin and typically manifests as ulcerative granulating lesions or masses. Habronema muscae, Habronema microstoma and Draschia megastoma are the usual invaders, usually transmitted by house flies, face flies and stable flies. In this case report, an eosinophilic granuloma on the urethral process of a 15-year-old gelding is presented, followed by successful surgical excision without further medical treatment. To the authors’ knowledge, equine eosinophilic granuloma on the urethral process associated with habronemiasis has not previously been documented in southern Europe and should be considered as a potential differential diagnosis for penile masses. |
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| Keywords: | horse Habronema urethral process |
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