Idiopathic focal eosinophilic enteritis associated with ileocaecal and ileal obstruction in a 10-year-old warmblood gelding

dc.contributor.authorPiketh, Graeme
dc.contributor.authorHenning, Alischa
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Yolandi
dc.contributor.emailgraeme.piketh@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-20T05:44:03Z
dc.date.available2023-01-20T05:44:03Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractA 10-year-old, 600-kg, warmblood gelding was referred due to persistent colic, non-responsive to medical treatment. Diagnostic evaluation revealed abdominal distention, tachycardia and distended small intestines. Preoperative blood testing revealed an increased packed cell volume and normal total white cell count, whereas an abdominocentesis revealed raised peritoneal fluid lactate. Exploratory laparotomy was performed and revealed a circumferential band of thickened tissue and hyperaemia in the distal jejunum, as well as marked wall thickening of the distal ileum and ileocaecal valve, leading to complete luminal obstruction. Due to financial constraints and complications associated with jejuno-caecostomy, the owner requested the horse to be humanely euthanased. Postmortem examination findings revealed a circumferential constriction of the distal ileum and ileocaecal valve. Histopathology of the affected segments was characterised by a large population of eosinophils within the mucosa, submucosa and muscularis layers in conjunction with severe submucosal oedema. A diagnosis of idiopathic focal eosinophilic enteritis was made.en_US
dc.description.departmentCompanion Animal Clinical Studiesen_US
dc.description.departmentParaclinical Sciencesen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.urihttps://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/vrc2en_US
dc.identifier.citationPiketh, G., Henning, A. & Smit, Y. Idiopathic focal eosinophilic enteritis associated with ileocaecal and ileal obstruction in a 10-year-old warmblood gelding. Veterinary Record Case Reports 2022; 10: e421. https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.421.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2052-6121 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1002/vrc2.421
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88911
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2022 The Authors. Veterinary Record Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Veterinary Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectIdiopathic focal eosinophilic enteritis (IFEE)en_US
dc.subjectWarmblood geldingen_US
dc.titleIdiopathic focal eosinophilic enteritis associated with ileocaecal and ileal obstruction in a 10-year-old warmblood geldingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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