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Published on: February 2, 2015
[Congenital goiter in the neonatal foal. Two case reports. Zwei Fallberichte]
Jennifer Nieth1, Kernt Köhler, Axel Wehrend
1Jennifer Nieth, Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Gynäkologie und Andrologie, der Groß- und Kleintiere mit Tierärztlicher Ambulanz, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Frankfurter Straße 106, 35392 Gießen,
Abstract:
Two cases of an innate hyperplastic goiter in foals as well as the sonographic evaluation of the hyperplastic gland are presented. One foal displayed skeletal deformities in the form of a mandibular prognathism and forelimb contractures in addition to the swollen thyroid gland. Because of a poor prognosis, the animal was euthanized. The second foal was premature and displayed respiratory signs. Under symptomatic therapy, the goiter regressed within a few weeks.
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