Fernando Malalana
Fernando Malalana
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancerous cells through the use of cytotoxic drugs. Whilst the use of systemic (intravenous) chemotherapy in equine practice is generally limited to the management of lymphoma, cytotoxic drugs are commonly u...
Ina Mersich,Pamela A Wilkins
Ina Mersich
Gastrointestinal neoplasia is uncommon in horses. Clinical signs can be vague and advanced testing, including biopsy, exploratory surgery, and/or advanced imaging may be required for diagnosis. Prognosis varies by location, organ involved a...
Pharmacologic Interventions to Immunologic and Immune-Mediated Conditions in Horses [0.03%]
马免疫性和免疫介导性疾病的药物干预措施
Kelsey A Hart,Shune Kimura
Kelsey A Hart
Immunomodulators can stimulate, suppress, or regulate one or many aspects of the immune response. Use of a variety of immunostimulants, immunosuppressors, and anti-inflammatory drugs are described in horses, but the evidence supporting thei...
Monica Aleman
Monica Aleman
Inflammatory myopathies or myositis encompass diseases characterized by the presence of inflammatory cellular infiltrates, mainly polymorphonuclear cells and/or lymphocytes, in muscle. This is in contrast to most forms of muscle disease cha...
K Gary Magdesian
K Gary Magdesian
Alloimmune disorders occur in foals when pregnant mares produce antibodies against antigens on the foal's cells or tissues, and concentrate them within colostrum. Once foals nurse and absorb colostral antibodies, they can develop hematologi...
Rosanna Marsella
Rosanna Marsella
Allergy to insects is the most common skin allergy in horses. Pruritus in affected patients can be extreme. Face, ears, mane, and tail area are commonly affected areas. Diagnosis of insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is clinical and is base...
Clinical Approach to Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia [0.03%]
免疫介导的溶血性贫血和血小板减少症的临床诊治
Charlotte A Easton-Jones
Charlotte A Easton-Jones
Primary immune mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) and thrombocytopenia (IMTP) are rare in horses with the conditions more commonly occurring secondary to underlying disease. Several case reports have suggested a link between neoplasia and imm...
Rosanna Marsella
Rosanna Marsella
Autoimmune dermatopathies are not common in horses. These autoimmune diseases can be idiopathic or triggered by an antigen such as drugs, vaccines, or neoplasia. The most common one is pemphigus foliaceus, which manifests as a pustular, cru...
Kelly E Knickelbein,Mary E Lassaline
Kelly E Knickelbein
Immune-mediated ocular inflammation is a common clinical diagnosis reached for horses with keratitis and uveitis. This diagnosis is made as a diagnosis of exclusion following a thorough effort to rule out an underlying cause for the inflamm...