Consolidating pneumonia and pneumothorax in a horse.
A 3-year-old Thoroughbred mare with signs of acute abdominal pain and chronic pneumonia was found to have pneumothorax. A single application of suction was successful in resolving the pneumothorax. The underlying pneumonia was treated with long-term antibiotic administration selected on the basis of results of bacteriologic culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of a transtracheal aspirate. The pneumonia resolved, and the mare returned to competition as a show hunter.
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Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Leesburg 22075.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006736:Horses; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013396:Suction / Q000662:veterinary