ACUTE EOSINOPHILIC INTERSTITIAL PULMONARY-DISEASE IN A PONY

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作者
DIXON, PM [1 ]
MCGORUM, BC [1 ]
LONG, KJ [1 ]
ELSE, RW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,ROYAL DICK SCH VET STUDIES,DEPT VET PATHOL,VET FIELD STN,ROSLIN EH25 9RG,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
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10.1136/vr.130.17.367
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
摘要
An outdoor pony which developed severe respiratory distress in February was shown to have acute interstitial pulmonary disease (alveolitis), which was characterised by a massive exudation of eosinophil rich fluid into the airways. While antibiotic treatment before referral was ineffective, the condition rapidly responded to corticosteroid therapy. No evidence of lungworm was present and it appears that this interstitial pulmonary disease had an immune-mediated aetiology. Bronchoalveolar lavage cytology was of great value in the diagnosis and monitoring of this case.
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