Blister Beetle (Epicauta SP.) Poisoning in Horses
Abstract
This study is a review of natural an.d experimental blister beetle poisoning in 26 horses. Clinical, laboratory, and gross pathologic findings were compiled from case records; tissue sections from 14 postmortem cases were examined for microscopic changes. The objective is to provide a descriptive account of pathologic features in relation to clinical signs and laboratory data. Problems were encountered, as would be expected in a retrospective study. Some materials were more than ten years old, and many of the tissue sections were faded. Autolysis made many tissues useless, or made examination for subtle changes futile. Slides and embedded tissues from two cases had been lost. Inconsistent recording of data from case to case was probably the most significant difficulty encountered. Severdl questions concerning pathogenesis and laboratory findings were raised, which await future studies.
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