Onchocercosis of an intervertebral joint capsule causing cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy in a horse

Abstract

A novel case where onchocercosis was identified as a cause of cervical myelopathy in the horse is described. A 15-year-old Connemara mare was euthanized due to progressive locomotion disturbance. Postmortem examination revealed soft-tissue swelling in the intervertebral joint capsule of C6-7 with narrowing of the vertebral canal. On light microscopy, axonopathy was pronounced in the corresponding segment of the spinal cord. Fibrous tissue and eosinophilic granulomas were found in the joint capsule, together with parasites identified histologically as Onchocerca sp

Keywords

Carvicalis; eosinophilic granuloma; myelopathy; onchocercosis; reticulata; stenosis

Published in

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2006, Volume: 18, number: 3, pages: 307-310 Publisher: AMER ASSOC VETERINARY LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICIANS INC

SLU Authors

• Hestvik, Gete

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ekman, Stina

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Lindberg, Ronny

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Animal and Dairy Science
Veterinary Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/104063870601800316

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/9323