Retropharyngeal infections in five horses.
Five horses with retropharyngeal (RP) infections had clinical signs of dysphagia and/or dyspnea. Diagnosis was confirmed, using pharyngeal endoscopy and lateral radiography of the pharynx. One horse responded to surgical drainage of a RP abscess and was sound at light work. One horse responded to medical management after the site of infection was surgically explored. Two horses recovered after medical management; the RP abscess of 1 of these 2 horses ruptured spontaneously into the pharynx and the other horse became racing sound. The fifth horse remained dysphagic and had left laryngeal hemiplegia after medical treatment.
D000038:Abscess / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008297:Male; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000662:veterinary*