Mycoplasma felis pleuritis in two show-jumper horses. |
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| Authors: | A M Hoffman J D Baird H J Kloeze S Rosendal M Bell |
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| Institution: | Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph. |
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| Abstract: | Mycoplasma felis was identified as the cause of acute pleuritis in 2 show-jumping horses. The pleural exudate was proteinaceous, contained large numbers of neutrophils, and had a markedly increased lactate concentration. M. felis was isolated in pure culture from pleural fluid. Rising serum antibody titers to M. felis as well as a precipitous decline in titers to equine influenza virus were demonstrated in both horses. Pleural effusion in both horses and a pneumothorax detected in one of the horses resolved following a single drainage of pleural fluid and intravenous fluid, antibiotic, and analgesic therapy. |
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