[Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Rhodococcus equi in a three-and-half-month-old Dutch Warmblood foal].
Rhodococcus equi infection occurs worldwide and is especially a problem in foals, where it often causes colitis or pneumonia. Other organs are seldom affected, and their involvement is regarded as a complication of pneumonia and/or colitis. Vertebral osteomyelitis is one such rare complication and is probably caused by haematogenous spread from inflammatory lesions in the lungs and/or intestine. In rare cases, osteomyelitis can be caused by contamination of a wound. This case study describes a foal with vertebral osteomyelitis due to R. equi in which there were only minor inflammatory changes in a mesenteric lymph node.
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Departement Gezondheidszorg Paard, Discipline Inwendige Ziekten, Faculteit der Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Utrecht, Yalelaan 16, 3584 CM Utrecht. m.boswinkel@vet.uu.nl
van der Lugt
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Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan
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D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011379:Prognosis; D016929:Rhodococcus equi; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*