Bacterial Meningitis After Sinus Surgery in Five Adult Horses.

Bach, Fabienne S.; Bodó, Gabor; Kuemmerle, Jan M.; Bienert-Zeit, Astrid; Hainisch, Edmund K.; Simhofer, Hubert (2014). Bacterial Meningitis After Sinus Surgery in Five Adult Horses. Veterinary surgery, 43(6), pp. 697-703. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12132.x

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OBJECTIVE

To report meningoencephalitis as a complication after paranasal sinus surgery in 5 horses.

STUDY DESIGN

Case series.

ANIMALS

Adult horses (n = 5).

METHODS

Medical records (2005-2010) of 5 horses that developed neurologic signs after sinus surgery were reviewed to identify potential risk factors, cause(s), or common pathways for infection.

RESULTS

Underlying diseases were primary (n = 1) and secondary sinusitis (4) because of apical dental infection (1), sinus cyst (2), or masses in the ethmoturbinate region (2). Horses were treated by conventional surgical approaches and aftercare including repeated sinus lavage. Four horses had undulating pyrexia postoperatively despite antimicrobial therapy. All horses developed neurologic signs, eventually unresponsive to treatment. Suppurative meningoencephalitis was diagnosed macro- and/or microscopically on necropsy in all horses.

CONCLUSION

Meningitis is a rare but fatal complication after sinus surgery in horses.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > ISME Equine Clinic Bern > ISME Equine Clinic, Internal medicine
UniBE Contributor:	Bodó, Gabor
Subjects:	600 Technology > 630 Agriculture
ISSN:	0161-3499
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Language:	English
Submitter:	Susanne Portner
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2014 09:45
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:31
Publisher DOI:	10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12132.x
PubMed ID:	24467610
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/46110