The use of ascorbic acid in the treatment of 2 cases of red maple (Acer rubrum)-poisoned horses.
Two horses with red maple (Acer rubrum) toxicity responded to treatment with high doses of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), in addition to blood transfusions, and intravenous fluid therapy. The clinical course included Heinz body anemia, marked methemoglobinemia, depression, and evidence of severe tissue anoxia. Clinical recovery was dramatic with stabilization achieved 36 hours following the initiation of ascorbic acid therapy.
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Department of Food Animal and Equine, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh 27606.
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D000740:Anemia / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006366:Heinz Bodies; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006736:Horses; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000662:veterinary; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014197:Trees
D001205:Ascorbic Acid