Proliferative pododermatitis (canker) with intralesional spirochetes in three horses.
Spirochetes were identified histologically in canker (proliferative pododermatitis) in 3 horses. The data suggest that spirochetes may contribute to the pathology of equine chronic foot diseases similar to the manner in which they contribute to the pathology of bovine papillomatous digital dermatitis and contagious ovine digital dermatitis.
Nagamine
Claude M
CM
University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37996-4542, USA.
Castro
Fernando
F
Buchanan
Ben
B
Schumacher
James
J
Craig
Linden E
LE
D000818:Animals; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006724:Hoof and Claw / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D013144:Spirochaetales / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013145:Spirochaetales Infections / Q000662:veterinary*