Eficácia da imunoterapia no tratamento de pitiose facial em equino / Efficacy of immunotherapy in the treatment of facial horse pythiosis

ABSTRACT

Pythiosis in horses is a proliferative and ulcerative disease that primarily affects the skin and subcutaneous tissue of limbs, thoracic-abdominal region and head. This disease sometimes can also affect limb bones or cause tumoral masses in abdomen. Usually, the cutaneous cases are confused with habronemiasis. The disease is more common in marshy areas, places with formation of slow drainage ponds and aquatic vegetation under high temperatures. The aim of this study was to describe the development of facial lesions in a horse caused by pythiosis in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, and, additionally to discuss relevantissues regarding the diagnosis, clinical course and response to immunotherapy treatment.[...]