RESUMEN
One-hundred and forty-seven of 270 (54.4%) horses suffering from pulmonary disorders were given at least one re-examination including, clinical, bronchoscopic, pulmonary function and cytological examinations after treatment and a further 83 of these horses (30.7%) had their clinical progress assessed by verbal or written reports. These examinations and progress reports showed high levels of partial or total recovery for most pulmonary disease categories, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infectious, S. zooepidemicus and undifferentiated pulmonary disease and lungworm infection groups but not for the miscellaneous pulmonary disease (40% of these cases died), idiopathic chronic hypoxaemic or exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage groups.
Asunto(s)
Enfermedades de los Caballos/terapia , Enfermedades Pulmonares/veterinaria , Animales , Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar/citología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Recuento de Células/veterinaria , Femenino , Hemorragia/fisiopatología , Hemorragia/terapia , Hemorragia/veterinaria , Enfermedades de los Caballos/epidemiología , Enfermedades de los Caballos/fisiopatología , Caballos , Hipoxia/fisiopatología , Hipoxia/terapia , Hipoxia/veterinaria , Pulmón/microbiología , Pulmón/parasitología , Pulmón/fisiopatología , Enfermedades Pulmonares/fisiopatología , Enfermedades Pulmonares/terapia , Enfermedades Pulmonares Obstructivas/fisiopatología , Enfermedades Pulmonares Obstructivas/terapia , Enfermedades Pulmonares Obstructivas/veterinaria , Masculino , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/fisiopatología , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/terapia , Infecciones Estreptocócicas/veterinaria , Reino Unido/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
Three horses suffering from grass sickness were treated successfully but showed clinical signs which varied in severity and duration. They were all characterised by marked and often erratic changes in behaviour and appetite.