Blister beetle poisoning in horses.

摘要: Case records of 21 horses with acute illness following ingestion hay containing dead striped blister beetles (Epicauta spp) were selected for review. Abdominal pain, fever, depression, frequent urination, shock, and, occasionally, synchronous diaphragmatic flutter characterized clinical illness. Hematologic findings included hemoconcentration, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and hypocalcemia. Hematuria low urine specific gravity abnormal urinalysis results. Sloughing the epithelium esophageal part stomach, hemorrhagic ulcerative cystitis, enterocolitis, myocardial necrosis important post-mortem findings. Signs lesions in 5 experimentally poisoned similar to those natural disease. The regarded as sufficiently characteristic beetle poisoning be useful differential diagnosis but not constant all cases. Therefore, when is suspected, access affected should demonstrated.