Successful treatment of a hepatic abscess in a pony by percutaneous drainage and antimicrobial therapy

Petra Witt; Esther Siegers; Mauricio Tobon Restrepo; Robin van den Boom

doi:10.1002/vrc2.164

Successful treatment of a hepatic abscess in a pony by percutaneous drainage and antimicrobial therapy

Petra Witt^*
, Esther Siegers
, Mauricio Tobon Restrepo
, Robin van den Boom

^*Corresponding author for this work

CS_Welfare & emerging diseases

European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

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Abstract

A 4-year-old Welsh pony mare presented with anorexia and colic of several days’ duration. The mare showed gastric reflux for several days with clinicopathological evidence of inflammation and markedly increased hepatic parameters. Treatment consisted of supportive care and broad-spectrum antimicrobials. Ultrasound revealed hepatopathy and liver biopsy was consistent with bacterial hepatitis. Two weeks later, multiple abscesses could be imaged and the largest abscess was drained percutaneously, under ultrasound guidance. Bacterial culture of the aspirated purulent material yielded Escherichia coli and antimicrobial therapy was switched to oral enrofloxacin for another 2 weeks. The pony made a full clinical recovery and ultrasound revealed improvement in hepatic structure. Two years after discharge from the hospital the pony was reported to be healthy and performing at the expected level.

Original language	English
Article number	e164
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Veterinary Record Case Reports
Volume	9
Issue number	4
Early online date	14 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.164
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the owners of the mare for allowing the publication of this case.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. Veterinary Record Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Veterinary Association.

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Keywords

Escherichia coli
bacterial diseases
hepatic disease
horses
treatment
ultrasonography

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Successful treatment of a hepatic abscess in a pony by percutaneous drainage and antimicrobial therapy

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