Septic periorchitis in a horse |
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| Authors: | J Belknap W Arden B Yamini |
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| Institution: | Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824. |
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| Abstract: | A 2-month-old Standard-bred colt with signs of abdominal pain and large scrotum was found to have septic periorchitis involving the right testis. Surgical exploration of the abdomen and scrotum was performed; the colt was then castrated. Actinobacillus equuli was isolated from specimens obtained at surgery. The colt was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics and flunixin meglumine after surgery, and fully recovered. The clinical signs of periorchitis in the colt were similar to an inguinal/scrotal hernia. |
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