Persistent thrombocytopenia in a case of equine infectious anemia. Academic Article

abstract

• Persistent thrombocytopenia was detected in a horse with equine infectious anemia (EIA). The thrombocytopenia was considered to be immune-mediated, developing secondary to infection with EIA virus. Epistaxis, petechial hemorrhages, subcutaneous hematomas, and edema resolved after treatment with corticosteroids; however, the owners requested that the mare by euthanatized because of infection with EIA virus. Although clinical signs attributable to immune-mediated thrombocytopenia may resolve with appropriate treatment, horses with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia secondary to EIA have a guarded to grave prognosis, because of the risk of recurrence and transmission of the EIA virus.

authors

• Cohen, Noah

published proceedings

• J Am Vet Med Assoc

author list (cited authors)

• Cohen, N. D., & Carter, G. K.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Cohen, ND||Carter, GK

publication date

• September 1991

published in

• Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Epistaxis
• Equine Infectious Anemia
• Female
• Horse Diseases
• Horses
• Platelet Count
• Prognosis
• Thrombocytopenia

PubMed Central ID

• 1955366

start page

• 750

end page

• 752

volume

• 199

issue

• 6