Arthritis and panuveitis as manifestations of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in a Wisconsin pony.
Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi caused panuveitis and arthritis in a pony. Spirochetes were detected by direct immunofluorescence in the anterior chamber of the eye. The carpal joints had severe degenerative joint disease, with synovial proliferation. The synovium and serum had B burgdorferi antibody titers of 1:1024. The pony lived in an area of Wisconsin where infection with B burgdorferi is endemic in human beings. Previously, serum antibodies to B burgdorferi had been found in horses, but disease had not been reported.
D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D014605:Uveitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*