title: Therapy resistant septic enteritis due to a jejunal malformation in a 5-day-old Thoroughbred colt.
abstract: A 5-day-old Thoroughbred colt was presented with profuse watery diarrhea, hypovolemic shock, and a patent urachus. Despite intensive medical therapy, the colt was euthanized 15 d later due to poor clinical response. Necropsy revealed a small intestinal structural abnormality that formed a closed jejunal ring. Although rare, intestinal malformations should be considered in neonatal foals with clinical signs resembling enteritis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA. simon.staempfli@arundelhorsevets.co.uk
authors.forename: Simon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Staempfli
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saied
authors.forename: Nobuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wakamatsu
authors.forename: Verna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Eades
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004751:Enteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006736:Horses; D007583:Jejunum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*