Table 1 Clinical signs, diagnostic tests, post-mortem findings and outcome in foals with equine proliferative enteropathy (n = 5)
From: Lawsonia intracellularis associated equine proliferative enteropathy in Danish weanling foals
Parameter | EPE positive (n = 5) |
|---|---|
Clinical sign | |
Lethargy | 5/5 (100%) |
Anorexia | 5/5 (100%) |
Poor body condition | 4/5 (80%) |
Peripheral edema | 5/5 (100%) |
Colic | 3/5 (60%) |
Diarrhea | 4/5 (80%) |
Pyrexia (> 38.3 °C) | 5/5 (100%) |
Diagnostic tests | |
Intestinal parasitisma | |
Overall | 5/5 (100%) |
Strongyles | 4/5 (80%) |
Parascaris spp. | 1/5 (20%) |
Abdominal ultrasound | |
Increased small intestine wall thickness (≥ 4 mm) | 4/4 (100%) |
Post-mortem examination | |
Small intestine | |
Increased wall thickness | 3/3 (100%) |
Large intestine | |
Colitis | 2/3 (67%) |
Outcome | |
Survival | 2/5 (40%) |