Acute lead intoxication in a pregnant mare

dc.contributor.authorKruger, Karin
dc.contributor.authorSaulez, Montague Newton
dc.contributor.authorNeser, J.A.
dc.contributor.authorSolberg, K.
dc.date.accessioned2008-07-28T07:21:55Z
dc.date.available2008-07-28T07:21:55Z
dc.date.issued2008-03
dc.description.abstractLead (Pb) intoxication in horses is usually a chronic phenomenon with clinical signs associated with central nervous dysfunction. This report gives details of a case of acute Pb intoxication in a 9-year-old American Saddlebred mare with severe, progressive and ultimately fatal neurological deterioration. During the 4 days of hospitalisation, clinical signs progressed from intermittent headshaking and depression to severe, continuous, uncontrollable manic behaviour. At autopsy, three grey-coloured, hard metal particles were present in the gastrointestinal tract and subsequently found to contain 2614 ppm Pb. Lead concentrations in the brain, liver, stomach and kidney were 29, 4, 6 and 2 ppm wet weight, respectively.en
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dc.identifier.citationKruger, K, Saulez, MN, Neser, JA & Solberg K, 2008, 'Acute lead intoxication in a pregnant mare', Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, vol. 79, no. 1, pp. 50-53. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_savet.html]en
dc.identifier.issn0038-2809
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/6335
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSouth African Veterinary Associationen
dc.rightsSouth African Veterinary Associationen
dc.subjectCerebral dysfunctionen
dc.subjectEquineen
dc.subjectLead intoxicationen
dc.subject.lcshLead poisoning in animalsen
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary neurologyen
dc.titleAcute lead intoxication in a pregnant mareen
dc.typeArticleen

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