title: [Congenital goiter in the neonatal foal. Two case reports. Zwei Fallberichte].
abstract: Two cases of an innate hyperplastic goiter in foals as well as the sonographic evaluation of the hyperplastic gland are presented. One foal displayed skeletal deformities in the form of a mandibular prognathism and forelimb contractures in addition to the swollen thyroid gland. Because of a poor prognosis, the animal was euthanized. The second foal was premature and displayed respiratory signs. Under symptomatic therapy, the goiter regressed within a few weeks.
authors.affiliation: Jennifer Nieth, Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Gynäkologie und Andrologie, der Groß- und Kleintiere mit Tierärztlicher Ambulanz, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Frankfurter Straße 106, 35392 Gießen, E-Mail: Jennifer.Nieth@vetmed.uni-giessen.de.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nieth
authors.forename: Kernt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wehrend
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006042:Goiter / Q000151:congenital / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D006736:Horses
keywords: Neonate; congenital goiter; horse; sonography; thyroid gland