title: Proliferative pododermatitis (canker) with intralesional spirochetes in three horses.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37996-4542, USA.
authors.forename: Claude M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nagamine
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: Linden E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: 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*