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* Sudden onset with haemorrhages throughout body (shock) and sometimes acute foul smelling diarhoea.

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* [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]] is acutely haemorhagic and oedematous with mucosal necrosis.

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* Associated with [[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|''Clostridium perfringens'']].

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* Possibly an enterotoxaemia.

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==Description==

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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.

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==Signalment==

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Colitis X affects adult horses, usually between one and ten years old.

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==~~Description~~==

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==Clinical Signs==

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~~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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The clinical signs are similar to those described for other forms of acute- peracute colitis

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~~==Clinical Signs==~~

* Abdominal pain

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==Diagnosis==

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~~Diagnosis is often based on the peracute nature of clinical signs.~~

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PCV

==Pathology==

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==References==

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* 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~~)'''

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* 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'''

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* 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''

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