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*Dusty conditions in paddocks should be avoided
*Dusty conditions in paddocks should be avoided
*Hyperimmune serum from the dam may be given to the foal in the first month of life
*Hyperimmune serum from the dam may be given to the foal in the first month of life
[[Image:Pyogranulomatous lungs due to Rhodococcus Equi.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Pyogranulomatous lesions due to Rhodococcus equi (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
*Causative agent [[Rhodococcus equi|''Rhodococcus (Corynebacterium) equi'']]
*Important cause of sever, often fatal [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Granulomatous pneumonia|granulomatous]] [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of pneumonia|pneumonia]] in foals
*Clinical signs include depression, cough, weight loss, respiratory distress, diarrhoea, arthritis, subcutaneous abscesses
*Bacterium survives phagocytosis and multiplies
*Bacterial toxins -> caseous necrosis in lungs -> attracts inflammatory cells -> pyogranulomatous pneumonia
*Grossly:
**Multiple firm nodules, usually no encapsulation
**Partial [[Lungs Ventilation - Pathology#Atelectasis (Collapse)|atelectasis]]
*Histologically:
**Pyogranulomatous lesions
**Macrophages with ingested microorganisms in the alveoli
**Necrosis spreading through parenchyma
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[[Category:Bacteria miscellaneous]][[Category:Gram_positive_bacteria]][[Category:Cocci]][[Category:Rods]][[Category:Horse]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]