Difference between revisions of "Cutaneous Habronemiasis"

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**Granulation tissue with [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] along ulcerated surface
 
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Revision as of 11:18, 25 July 2010

  • In horses (also calles summer sores)
  • Caused by Habronema sp. or Draschia sp. - spread by house flies or stable flies
  • In traumatised or moist soft skin
  • Grossly:
    • Single or multiple tomorous masses that proliferate and ulcerate
    • Red to brown, on section have small gritty yellow to white foci
  • Microscopically:
    • Nodular dermatitis
    • Eosinophils, epithelioid macrophages, multinucleated giant cells
    • Larvae and necrotic tissue
    • Granulation tissue with neutrophils along ulcerated surface