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Successful management of malignant edema caused by Clostridium septicum in a horse
J A Perdrizet1, D R Callihan, W C Rebhun
1Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
The Cornell Veterinarian
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
The clinical course and successful therapeutic management of a horse with malignant edema caused by Clostridium septicum is described. This is believed to be the first report of a horse surviving malignant edema caused by C. septicum. A discussion of this disease syndrome, including etiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, therapy, and diagnostic methods is presented.