Jugular thrombophlebitis developed from buccal ulcer in a thoroughbred horse.
A 22-year-old Thoroughbred stallion had severe left jugular thrombophlebitis. Macroscopic and microscopic examinations revealed extension of the lesions from a penetrating ulcer on the left buccal mucosa to the underlying muscle and local vein, and sequentially to the left jugular vein. This was a rare case of equine jugular thrombophlebitis caused by direct extension of infection from a traumatic oral lesion.
Matsuda
Kazuya
K
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan. kmatsuda@rakuno.ac.jp
Suzuki
Hiromi
H
Tsunoda
Nobuo
N
Taniyama
Hiroyuki
H
D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D006736:Horses; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000662:veterinary*