INTRACRANIAL SURGERY IN A FOAL

摘要

Rhodococcus equi is found in the soil and is relatively widespread in equine environments throughout the world. Severe bronchopneumonia is the most common result of R. equi infection in foals, and lung abscesses may be seen on radiographs. Occasionally, abscesses may form elsewhere in the body. In this case, unusual neurologic signs in a foal with R. equi infection led veterinarians to discover and treat an intracranial abscess.