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−* 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.
−* Associated with [[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|''Clostridium perfringens'']].
−* Possibly an enterotoxaemia.
+Colitis X (so-called due to its unknown aetiology) is a peracute and highly fatal disease of horses. Is characterised by severe oedematous colitis, sudden watery diarrhea and death within 24 hours. A number of possible underlying causes have been described, including drug or parasite hypersensitivity, salmonellosis, high-protein low-cellulose diets and clostridial enterocolitis. Stress has been reported as a predisposing factor to colitis X. +
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−==Clinical Signs==
Diagnosis is often based on the peracute nature of clinical signs.+
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==Description==
+Colitis X (so-called due to its unknown aetiology) is a peracute and highly fatal disease of horses. Is characterised by severe oedematous colitis, sudden watery diarrhoea and death within 24 hours. A number of possible underlying causes have been described, including drug or parasite hypersensitivity, salmonellosis, high-protein low-cellulose diets and clostridial enterocolitis. Stress has been reported as a predisposing factor to colitis X.
+==Signalment==
+Colitis X affects adult horses, usually between one and ten years old.
−==Description==
+==Clinical Signs==
−The clinical signs are similar to those described for other forms of acute- peracute colitis
−* Abdominal pain
* Abdominal pain
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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
−PCV
==Pathology==
==Pathology==
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==References==
==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)'''
+* Glenn Songer, J., Trinh, H.T., Dial, S.M., Brazier, J.S., Glock, R.D. (2009) Equine colitis X associated with infection by Clostridium difficile NAP1/027. '''Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 21:377–380'''
+* Diakakis, N. (2008) Equine colitis X. '''Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society (Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society) (Volume 59, Number 1): 23–28(6)
* White, N.A., Edwards, G.B. (1999) '''Handbook of Equine Colic''' ''Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd''
* White, N.A., Edwards, G.B. (1999) '''Handbook of Equine Colic''' ''Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd''