Therapy resistant septic enteritis due to a jejunal malformation in a 5-day-old Thoroughbred colt

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 jej...

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Published inCanadian veterinary journal Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 142 - 146
Main Authors Staempfli, Simon A, Saied, Ahmad, Wakamatsu, Nobuko, Serra, Verna, Eades, Susan C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Canadian Veterinary Medical Association 01.02.2011
Subjects
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Diagnosis, Differential
Enteritis - diagnosis
Enteritis - etiology
Enteritis - therapy
Enteritis - veterinary
Euthanasia, Animal
Horse Diseases - diagnosis
Horse Diseases - etiology
Horses
Jejunum - abnormalities
Male
Scientific
Sepsis - diagnosis
Sepsis - etiology
Sepsis - therapy
Sepsis - veterinary
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Summary: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.
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Dr. Staempfli’s current address is The Arundel Equine Hospital, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0BG, United Kingdom.
ISSN:0008-5286