Guttural pouch empyema secondary to a periocular foreign body
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2016-07-01
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M. Dias, D. P.
G. Macoris, D.
Alessi, A. C.
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This report describes a 3-year-old gelding presenting with signs of injury to its left eye following an accident in which the horse crashed into a hedge. The first treatment attempted to treat infections in the eye and respiratory tract due to secretions identified in the trachea. The horse did not improve and further clinical and radiographic evaluations detected a guttural pouch empyema. Surgical drainage was performed and antimicrobial treatment continued. However, the horse presented with severe epistaxis and euthanasia was elected due to suspected arterial rupture. At necropsy, a round and stiff branch plant was found creating a fistula from the left orbit to the left guttural pouch. Another branch was found inside the pouch, confirming the origin of the persistent infection and severity of the tissue lesion.
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empyema, eye orbit, guttural pouch, horse, Streptococcus
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Equine Veterinary Education, v. 28, n. 7, p. 367-371, 2016.