Sudden death of two horses associated with pulmonary aspergillosis.
The sudden death of two horses was attributed to the rapid and acute development of pulmonary aspergillosis. One horse was making excellent postoperative progress after a jejunal resection and anastomosis for intestinal adhesions. The other horse was being treated routinely for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Signs of fever and an increased respiratory rate were detected shortly before death in the first horse, but no premonitory clinical signs characteristic of pulmonary infection were detected in the horse being treated for EPM. Both horses developed rapidly debilitating, acute pulmonary mycosis and died unexpectedly.
Johnson
P J
PJ
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA.
Moore
L A
LA
Mrad
D R
DR
Turk
J R
JR
Wilson
D A
DA
D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male