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Equine pastern vasculitis in a horse associated with a multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate
Pauline Panzuti1, Gloria Rocafort Ferrer1, Marion Mosca1
1UP Interactions Cellules Environnement, VetAgro Sup, Université de Lyon, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280, Marcy l'Etoile, France.
Background:
Equine pastern vasculitis is an uncommon disorder in horses. Underlying causes are difficult to assess, especially bacterial infections.
Clinical Summary:
A 13-year-old French saddle gelding horse presented for evaluation of a six weeks history of pastern dermatitis. Histopathological examination of skin biopsy samples revealed small vessel vasculitis. A pure growth of a multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MRPA) was obtained from a deep skin biopsy. Clinical remission was observed after a six week course of enrofloxacin and lesions did not recur.
Conclusions And Clinical Importance:
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a pastern vasculitis associated with MRPA and successfully treated with a six week course of enrofloxacin.
