Molluscum contagiosum in a horse with granulomatous enteritis.
Widespread cutaneous papules in a yearling Standardbred filly were attributed by light and electron microscopic examination to molluscum contagiosum. Concomitant granulomatous enteritis, suspected clinically due to protein-losing enteropathy, was verified histopathologically. An associated altered altered immune response is suggested as the reason for the widespread poxvirus infection.
D000818:Animals; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*