Hypereosinophilia in a horse with intestinal lymphosarcoma.
Paraneoplastic eosinophilia is reported in dogs, cats, and humans. Hypereosinophilia (an eosinophil count greater than 1.5 x 10(9) L) is often associated with metastasis and a poor prognosis. This report describes a case of paraneoplastic hypereosinophilia in a pony. Neoplasia should be included in the differential diagnoses in a horse with eosinophilia.
Duckett
W M
WM
Department of Food Animal and Equine Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606, USA.
Matthews
H K
HK
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis