Thoracic emphysematous lymphadenitis in a foal.
Emphysema of lymph nodes is a rare finding that has been described in different anatomical locations and related to specific diseases in different animal species. Herein is described a foal with Rhodococcus equi infection that presented with emphysema and granulomatous inflammation of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes. This is the first report of emphysematous lymphadenitis in a horse.
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
F J
FJ
Mendoza
R A
RA
Perez-Ecija
J C
JC
Estepa
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004646:Emphysema / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006736:Horses; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016929:Rhodococcus equi; D013909:Thorax