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Equine Multinodular Pulmonary Fibrosis In 6 Horses
Schwarz B., Gruber A., Benetka V...
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Aims: Equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis (EMPF) is a progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease, which has been associated with γ-herpesviruses. This case series describes 6 horses with EMPF, which were PCR-positive for equine herpesvirus-5 (EHV-5). They presented between November 2008 and December 2010.
Methods: Three horses, two 2-year-old fillies and a 22- year-old mare were subjected to euthanasia due to other diseases and diagnosed with EMPF at post mortem. EHV-5 DNA was identified in all cases by PCR. Two mares, an 8- and a 16-year-old, presented with dyspnoea and weight loss and were diagnosed with EMPF, but died despite treatment with corticosteroids. Furthermore a 22-year-old gelding was presented with recurrent pyrexia and dyspnoea, after intramuscular back infiltration with triamcinolone. The laboratory findings, the results of BAL (intranuclear eosinophilic inclusion bodies in macrophages), thorax radiographs and ultrasound, a positive EHV-5 PCR and lung biopsy were suggestive of EMPF. The horse recovered after one week of treatment with valacyclovir (40 mg/kg bwt t.i.d. per os) and was reported to be clinically healthy one year later. [...]
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