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Veterinary Pathology, Vol 36, Issue 6 621-624, Copyright © 1999 by American College of Veterinary Pathologists

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A case of interstitial pneumonia associated with Pneumocystis carinii in a foal

M. F. Perron Lepage, V. Gerber and M. M. Suter
Departement Hippique, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Lyon, Marcy l'Etoile, France.

Subacute interstitial pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage, marked macrophage infiltration, and intracellular Pneumocystis carinii cysts is described in a 3-month-old Swiss warmblood foal. Clinically, the disease was characterized by sudden onset of respiratory distress with fatal outcome. Based on serum immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgA, and IgM values, no humoral immunosuppression was detected. Spleen, thymus, and bronchial lymph nodes did not reveal lymphoid depletion, as assessed by immunohistochemical staining of CD-3-positive cells. Immunopathogenesis of pulmonary infections with intracellular agents in foals is discussed.




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