Septic inflammation of the bicipital bursa in horses

Bursoscopy was a feasible treatment option

The aim of this study was to describe the etiologies, clinicopathologic findings, diagnostic modalities employed, treatments, and outcome of horses with septic bicipital bursitis. Medical records of horses diagnosed with septic bicipital bursitis between 2000 and 2021 were reviewed. Horses were included if synoviocentesis of the bicipital bursa revealed a total nucleated cell count of ≥ 20,000 cells/µL with a neutrophil proportion of ≥ 80%, a total protein concentration of ≥ 4.0 g/dL, and/or the presence of bacteria on cytology, or positive culture of the synovial fluid. Information retrieved from medical records included signalment, history, clinicopathologic variables, diagnostic imaging findings, treatment, ...

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MICHELE TUMBARELLO, Med Vet, PhD Emergency and critical care 12 June 2023

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Septic inflammation of the bicipital bursa in horses

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Septic inflammation of the bicipital bursa in horses

Scientific Publishing