Eosinophilic gastroenteritis with encapsulated nematodes in a horse

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1992 May 15;200(10):1518-20.

Abstract

A 3-year-old Quarter Horse gelding admitted for evaluation of weight loss, signs of depression, and dermatitis of the coronary bands was found to have eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Intralesional nematodes identified as Strongylus edentatus were seen in multiple microscopic sections of the small colon, suggesting a parasitic cause of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Eosinophilia / etiology
  • Eosinophilia / veterinary*
  • Foot Dermatoses / complications
  • Foot Dermatoses / veterinary
  • Gastroenteritis / etiology
  • Gastroenteritis / veterinary*
  • Hoof and Claw / pathology
  • Horse Diseases / etiology*
  • Horses
  • Male
  • Strongyle Infections, Equine / complications*
  • Strongylus / isolation & purification