Treatment of chronic sinusitis in a horse with systemic and intra-sinus antimicrobials.
Abstract: A 12-year-old Norwegian Fjord gelding was diagnosed with paranasal sinusitis as a post-operative complication of tooth repulsion surgery. The infection with inspissated purulent material persisted despite sinus trephination and lavage, and systemic antimicrobial therapy. Resolution occurred following infusion of a gelatin/penicillin mixture into the right rostral and caudal maxillary sinus. Une sinusite paranasale a été diagnostiquée chez un hongre Fjord âgé de 12 ans comme complication postopératoire d’une chirurgie pour la répulsion d’une dent. L’infection avec du matériel purulent épaissi a persisté malgré la trépanation et le lavage du sinus et une thérapie antimicrobienne systémique. La résorption s’est produite après l’infusion d’un mélange de gélatine et de pénicilline dans les sinus maxillaires rostral et caudal droits.(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières).
Publication Date: 2017-03-02 PubMed ID: 28246419PubMed Central: PMC5302207
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The research discusses the treatment of chronic sinusitis in a horse post a tooth surgery. The infection was resolved by injecting a gelatin/penicillin mixture into the horse’s sinus.
Understanding the Subject
- The subject of the research is a 12-year-old Norwegian Fjord gelding, which is a breed of horse. This horse developed paranasal sinusitis, a condition characterized by inflammation and infection of the sinuses due to the presence of purulent (pus-like) material, following a tooth repulsion surgery. Despite attempts to treat this condition with systemic antimicrobial therapy and sinonasal lavage, which involves creating an opening in the sinus and flushing it out, the infection persisted.
Proposed Treatment
- The researchers then proposed to treat this condition using an infusion of a gelatin/penicillin mixture into the horse’s right rostral and caudal maxillary sinus. Penicillin is a type of antibiotic, and gelatin was likely used as a vehicle to hold and deliver it to the infected area. The rostral and caudal maxillary sinuses are located in the horse’s head.
Outcome of the Treatment
- The treatment was successful, resulting in the resolution of the sinusitis condition. This suggests that localized treatment using this mixture may be an effective methodology for managing chronic or persistent cases of sinusitis in horses that do not respond to systemic antimicrobial therapy or other treatments.
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APA
Gordon DL, Radtke CL.
(2017).
Treatment of chronic sinusitis in a horse with systemic and intra-sinus antimicrobials.
Can Vet J, 58(3), 289-292.
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Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3.
- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
- Horses
- Male
- Penicillin G / administration & dosage
- Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
- Postoperative Complications / microbiology
- Postoperative Complications / veterinary
- Sinusitis / drug therapy
- Sinusitis / veterinary
- Tooth Extraction / veterinary
- Treatment Outcome
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