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* Sudden onset with haemorrhages throughout body (shock) and sometimes acute foul smelling diarhoea.
* Sudden onset with haemorrhages throughout body (shock) and sometimes acute foul smelling diarhoea.
* [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]] is acutely haemorhagic and oedematous with mucosal necrosis.
* [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]] is acutely haemorhagic and oedematous with mucosal necrosis.
* Possibly an enterotoxaemia.
* Possibly an enterotoxaemia.
[[Category:Enteritis,_Bacterial]][[Category:Enteritis,_Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic]][[Category:Horse]]
==Description==
Colitis X (so-called due to its unknown aetiology) is a peracute and highly fatal disease of horses. A number of possible underlying causes have been described, including drug or parasite hypersensitivity, salmonellosis, high-protein low-cellulose diets and clostridial enterocolitis.
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==References==
* Glenn Songer, J., Trinh, H.T., Dial, S.M., Brazier, J.S., Glock, R.D. (2009) '''Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 21:377–380 (2009)'''
* White, N.A., Edwards, G.B. (1999) '''Handbook of Equine Colic''' ''Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd''
* Knottenbelt, D.C. '''A Handbook of Equine Medicine for Final Year Students''' ''University of Liverpool''
* Edward Robinson, N and Sprayberry, K. A. (2009) '''Current Therapy In Equine Medicine Sixth edition''' ''Saunders Elsevier''
* Merck & Co (2008) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual (Eighth Edition)''' ''Merial''
* Giles, C.J., Urquhart, K.A. and Longstaffe, J.A. (1985) '''Larval cyathostomiasis (immature trichonema-induced enteropathy): A report of 15 clinical cases''' ''Equine Veterinary Journal 17, 196-201''
* Murphy, D., Keane, M.P. and Goulding, R. (1997) '''Cyathostome associated disease in the horse: investigation and management of four cases''' ''Equine Veterinary Journal 9 247-252''
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[[Category:Horse]]
[[Category:Enteritis,_Bacterial]][[Category:Enteritis,_Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic]]
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