[Leukoencephalomalacia in two horses--moldy corn poisoning in Germany?].
Moldy corn poisoning is a mycotoxicosis of Fusarium sp. causing a disease termed equine leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM). This article reviews the literature on ELEM and describes two cases with clinical signs and morphological findings comparable with fusariotoxicosis. Since in both cases neither a fungus nor a toxin proof were performed, the different causes of leukoencephalomalacia in horses are discussed.
Wohlsein
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Institut für Pathologie (Arbeitsgruppe Diagnostik, Leiter.
Hinrichs
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Brandt
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Kurtz
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D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D015651:Mycotoxicosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*