Abstract
Twenty horses with pemphigus foliaceus were seen over a period of 15 years in a veterinary medical teaching hospital. Breeds seen were seven quarterhorses, five thoroughbreds, three cross-bred horses, two Arabians and one of each of the following: standardbred, Tennessee walker and warmblood. There was no breed, age or sex predisposition. Nine were mares, ten were geldings and one was a stallion. Ages ranged from 2.5 months to 25 years, with a mean of 8.6 years. Sixteen (80%) of the pemphigus foliaceus horses first exhibited signs between September and February. There was a statistically significant more common occurrence of pemphigus foliaceus during those months. Signs in the four other horses were first noted in March, May or June. Three of those horses were < 13 months of age. Oedema (14/20) and crusts (13/20) were the most common lesions. Pain was present in 9/20 horses, pruritus in 7/20 and pyrexia in 7/20. Follow-up was available for 13 horses. Five of these horses were euthanased. In three horses the reason for euthanasia was laminitis secondary to treatment. Four horses remained lesion-free after medication was discontinued. Two horses required maintenance medication and are doing well at the time of writing.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 381-388 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Veterinary Dermatology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2004 |
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Keywords
- Dexamethasone
- Equine pemphigus foliaceus
- Horse
- Laminitis
- Seasonality
- September to February
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- veterinary(all)
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Pemphigus foliaceus in the horse : A retrospective study of 20 cases. / Vandenabeele, Sophie I J; White, Stephen D; Affolter, Verena K; Kass, Philip H; Ihrke, Peter J.
In: Veterinary Dermatology, Vol. 15, No. 6, 12.2004, p. 381-388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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