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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2007; 20(02): 142-145
DOI: 10.1160/VCOT-06-06-0053
Case Report
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Eosinophilic synovitis of the tarsocrural joint in a horse

F. Climent
1   Department of Animal Medicie and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
,
J. U. Carmona
2   Departamento de Salud Animal, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia
,
R. Cuenca
1   Department of Animal Medicie and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
,
M. Prades
1   Department of Animal Medicie and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Received 26 June 2006

Accepted 21 July 2006

Publication Date:
18 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

Eosinophilic synovitis (ES) is a rare disease described in human and veterinary medicine. Only three cases have been reported in the horse. A case of tarsocrural synovitis in an Hispano-Arabian gelding is presented in this report. The patient presented with severe joint effusion and lameness of the right tarsocrural joint on admission. Synovial fluid analysis revealed an increased WBC of 12800 leukocytes/microliter with 76% of eosinophils. Lavage of the diseased joint and medical treatment with antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs produced remission of the clinical problem.

Keywords

Equine - eosinophilic synovitis
 

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