Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse

This study reports a rare case of maxillary osteomyelitis in a horse caused by Halicephalobus gingivalis. The horse presented inflammation and pain in the region of the right facial crest and the radiographs detected osteolysis and widening of the facial crest. The biopsy revealed a granulomatous in...

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Autores principales:	Gracia-Calvo,LA, Martín-Cuervo,M, Durán,ME, Vieítez,V, Serrano,F, Jiménez,J, Ezquerra,LJ
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile 2014
Materias:	Halicephalobus gingivalis horse
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0301-732X20140003000092015-01-14Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horseGracia-Calvo,LAMartín-Cuervo,MDurán,MEVieítez,VSerrano,FJiménez,JEzquerra,LJ Halicephalobus gingivalis horse This study reports a rare case of maxillary osteomyelitis in a horse caused by Halicephalobus gingivalis. The horse presented inflammation and pain in the region of the right facial crest and the radiographs detected osteolysis and widening of the facial crest. The biopsy revealed a granulomatous inflammation and a large amount of parasite larvae. The horse was treated with ivermectin but it developed uveitis and renal insufficiency 2.5 months later and was euthanised. The anatomopathological study found multiple parasitic granulomas in the kidneys and uveal tract. H. gingivalis is an infrequent infection in horses and people, and it has a worldwide distribution. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of H. gingivalis infection in an equid to be diagnosed in Spain.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFacultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de ChileArchivos de medicina veterinaria v.46 n.3 20142014-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0301-732X2014000300009en10.4067/S0301-732X2014000300009
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spellingShingle	Halicephalobus gingivalis horse Gracia-Calvo,LA Martín-Cuervo,M Durán,ME Vieítez,V Serrano,F Jiménez,J Ezquerra,LJ Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse
description	This study reports a rare case of maxillary osteomyelitis in a horse caused by Halicephalobus gingivalis. The horse presented inflammation and pain in the region of the right facial crest and the radiographs detected osteolysis and widening of the facial crest. The biopsy revealed a granulomatous inflammation and a large amount of parasite larvae. The horse was treated with ivermectin but it developed uveitis and renal insufficiency 2.5 months later and was euthanised. The anatomopathological study found multiple parasitic granulomas in the kidneys and uveal tract. H. gingivalis is an infrequent infection in horses and people, and it has a worldwide distribution. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of H. gingivalis infection in an equid to be diagnosed in Spain.
author	Gracia-Calvo,LA Martín-Cuervo,M Durán,ME Vieítez,V Serrano,F Jiménez,J Ezquerra,LJ
author_facet	Gracia-Calvo,LA Martín-Cuervo,M Durán,ME Vieítez,V Serrano,F Jiménez,J Ezquerra,LJ
author_sort	Gracia-Calvo,LA
title	Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse
title_short	Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse
title_full	Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse
title_fullStr	Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse
title_full_unstemmed	Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse
title_sort	maxillary osteomyelitis due to halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse
publisher	Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile
publishDate	2014
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0301-732X2014000300009
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Maxillary osteomyelitis due to Halicephalobus gingivalis and fatal dissemination in a horse

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