Guttural pouch centesisAspergillus spp. may induce equine respiratory infections such as fungal pneumonia, guttural pouch mycosis, and systemic infection in immunocompromised individuals. This study describes a case of probable respiratory aspergillosis in a horse presenting clinical signs of the upper ...
contagious; transmitted by direct or indirect contact w/infected nasal discharge. stays in soil. gutteral pouch mycosis fungus that infects the lining of the guttural pouch. sudden hemorrhage or cranial nerve damage becomes apparent. laryngeal hemiplegia paralysis of one side of the larynx. most ...
Dry eye is not common in the horse, but can be seen with CN VII damage in cases of guttural pouch disease, stylohyoid osteopathy, West Nile virus and secondary to trauma. Normal values for the horse range from 11 to 30mm per wetting minute. Repeated measurements of less than 10mm per ...
Unilateral epistaxis in the horse presents a diagnostic challenge in order to differentiate between facial trauma, progressive ethmoidal haematoma and more serious conditions such as guttural pouch mycosis or sinus neoplasia. Clinical examination, endoscopy per nasum, oral examination, radiography, sinos...