Eikenella corrodens osteomyelitis of the axis in a foal

Richardson, D.W.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 188(3): 298-299

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488
PMID: 3512501
Document Number: 277534
Eikenella corrodens, a previously unrecognized bacterial pathogen was isolated from the spinous process of the axis of a colt with signs of severe neck pain. Dorsal laminectomy (excising the infected spinous process and lamina) was performed and the colt was treated with antibiotics for 6 weeks. Recovery was uncomplicated.

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