Difference between revisions of "Cutaneous Habronemiasis"

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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

Knottenbelt, D.C. A Handbook of Equine Medicine for Final Year Students University of Liverpool
Rose, R. J. and Hodgson, D. R. (2000) Manual of Equine Practice (Second Edition) Sauders.

Also known as:

Summer sores

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-*In horses (also calles '''summer sores''')
 *Caused by ''Habronema'' sp. or ''Draschia'' sp. - spread by [[Insecta|house flies or stable flies]]
 *In traumatised or moist soft skin
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 **Larvae and necrotic tissue
 **Granulation tissue with [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] along ulcerated surface
+{{unfinished}}
+{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
+| Also known as:
+| '''Summer sores<br>
+|-}
+==Description==
+==Signalment==
+==Diagnosis==
+===Clinical signs===
+===Biopsy===
+===Pathology===
+==Treatment==
+==Prognosis==
+==References==
+* Knottenbelt, D.C. '''A Handbook of Equine Medicine for Final Year Students''' ''University of Liverpool''
+*Rose, R. J. and Hodgson, D. R. (2000) '''Manual of Equine Practice''' (Second Edition) Sauders.
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