Skin Diseases in Horses

Normal microscopic anatomy of equine body and limb skin: A morphological and immunohistochemical study

“…Horses are prone to different skin diseases like traumatic wounds, sarcoids, tumors, allergies and atopy (Wobeser, 2015). Difficult-to-heal wounds are common among horses (Owen et al, 2012;Theoret et al, 2016) and were in 2015 estimated to account for 16% of euthanasia in adult horses in the US (Anonymous, 2015).…”

Microsporum gypseum-infectie bij een paard met erge zomereczeem

“…Main clinical features in horses include alopecia, erythema and crusting. Lesions are often restricted to skin areas in contact with the saddle or other horse tack (Chermette et al, 2008;Wobeser, 2015). In the present case report, dermatophytosis in a horse due to the geophilic Microsporum gypseum is described.…”

“…Dermatophyte infections in healthy horses are considered to be self-limiting (Chermette et al, 2008;Wobeser, 2015;Scott and Miller, 2011). However, treatment of active infection is appropriate to advance healing of the lesions and to reduce spread of the infective arthroconidia into the environment (Chermette et al, 2008;Wobeser, 2015). When tackling infections due to zoophilic dermatophytes, antimycotic therapy may also help to avoid spread of the infection to other animals and humans.…”

Efficacy of chitosan in the treatment of chronic skin lesions in a horse: A case report

“…Complications of chronic skin lesions in horses can be problematic since reliable and available information is scarce, as opposed to information about other domestic animals ( Wobeser, 2015 ). The main consequences are economic and aesthetic, and the horse's wellbeing may also be compromised ( Constable et al., 2017 ).…”