Guttural Pouch Mycosis and Mycotic Encephalitis in Horses

Abstract

Backgorund/Aim: Guttural pouch mycosis is known as which is caused by the invasion of Aspergillosis spp. The importance of mycoses of the guttural pouch; is that the disease can progress and cause mycotic encephalitis. Mycotic encephalitis is a disease group that rarely seen in horses that is hard to diagnose before death. It has very limited treatment options and shows itself with atypical clinical manifestations. The disease can be easily overlooked, in this cause, the ultimate end is either patient loss or economic loss. The purpose of this review is to give adequate information about the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and especially prevention methods about mycotic encephalitis, which is rarely seen in veterinary literature.

Keywords

• Guttural pouch,Mycotic,Encephalitis,Aspergillus spp,Horse

Atlarda Hava Kesesi Mikozları ve Mikotik Ensefalit

Abstract

Özbilgi/Amaç: Hava kesesi mikozlarının genellikle Aspergillus türlerinin invazyonundan kaynaklandığı bilinmektedir. Hava kesesi mikozlarının önemi; hastalığın ilerleyip mikotik ensefalite sebep olmasıdır. Mikotik ensefalitler atlarda nadir olarak görülen, antemortem tanısı güç ve aynı zamanda tedavi seçeneklerinin sınırlı olduğu, klinik olarak atipik semptomlar ile kendini gösteren hastalıklar grubudur. Hastalık kolayca gözden kaçabilmekte, hem hastanın kaybına hem de ekonomik kayıplara sebep olabilmektedir. Bu derlemenin amacı literatürlerde nadir olarak rastlanan mikotik ensefalitlerde etiyoloji, patogenez, tanı, tedavi ve özellikle korunma yöntemleri hakkında yeterli bilgi verebilmektir.

Keywords

• Hava kesesi,Mikotik,Ensefalit,Aspergillus spp,At

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