Immunodeficiency manifested by oral candidiasis and bacterial septicemia in foals

Oral candidiasis and bacterial septicemia were diagnosed in 8 foals that had laboratory and/or pathologic evidence of immunodeficiency. Two foals suffered solely from complete failure of passive transfer of colostal immunoglobulins. Six foals had evidence of immune defects but did not meet the crite...

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Published inJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 186; no. 11; p. 1195
Main Authors McClure, J J, Addison, J D, Miller, R I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1985
Subjects
Animals
candida
Candidiasis, Oral - diagnosis
Candidiasis, Oral - immunology
Candidiasis, Oral - veterinary
Female
foals
Horse Diseases - diagnosis
Horse Diseases - immunology
Horses
immune response
Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
Immunoglobulin G - metabolism
Immunoglobulin M - metabolism
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - diagnosis
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - immunology
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - veterinary
infecciones
infection
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphocytes - immunology
Male
potro
poulain
reponse immunitaire
respuesta inmunologica
Sepsis - diagnosis
Sepsis - immunology
Sepsis - veterinary
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Summary:Oral candidiasis and bacterial septicemia were diagnosed in 8 foals that had laboratory and/or pathologic evidence of immunodeficiency. Two foals suffered solely from complete failure of passive transfer of colostal immunoglobulins. Six foals had evidence of immune defects but did not meet the criteria for diagnosis of any of the currently recognized primary equine immunodeficiency syndromes. All six of these foals died or were euthanatized due to bacterial infections. One foal with failure of passive transfer recovered and the other died of a mesenteric torsion before the effect of treatment could be evaluated.
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ISSN:0003-1488
1943-569X