07 - disorders of skin (cont) Flashcards
1
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(cutaneous habronemiasis)
- cause?
- most common when?
- larvae cause significant inflamm response (lesions can persist even after parasite killed)
- once develops in a horse, yearly recurrence common
A
- aberrant intradermal migration of larvae of stomach worm habronema muscae (also habronema majus, drachia megastoma)
larvae deposited into moist, traumatized skin or wounds
- during fly season
2
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(cutaneous habronemiasis)
- dx?
A
3
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(cutaneous habronemiasis)
- tx?
what medication!
A
- IVERMECTIN!
4
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(pythiosis)
- due to infection with what?
- infection occurs how?
- found where?
- very locally agressive - zoonotic?
A
- pythium insidiosum
- through open wounds or breaks in the skin
- water sources (common in South)
aka swamp cancer…
- YES!
5
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(pythiosis)
- Cx?
- common sites?
A
- distal limbs, ventral abdomen
6
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(pythiosis)
- dx?
A
7
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(pythiosis)
- tx?
A
8
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(pythiosis)
- prognosis?
A
9
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(exuberant granulation tissue)
- secondary to wound healing - usually where?
- more common in horses than ponies
- delays wound healing - thought to be secondary to what?
A
- distal limb
- chronic inflammation of the wound bed
10
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(exuberant granulation tissue)
- Cx?
- what bacteria often involved?
A
- pseudomonas
11
Q
(disorders of the skin)
(exuberant granulation tissue)
- tx?
A