Treatment of pythiosis in equine limbs using intravenous regional perfusion of amphotericin B.
Abstract: To evaluate the effects of intravenous regional limb perfusion (IRLP) administration of amphotericin B in horses to treat pythiosis after surgical excision and thermocautery. Methods: Case series. Methods: Horses (n = 12) with Pythium insidiosum infection of the distal aspect of the thoracic or pelvic limbs. Methods: After surgical excision of granulation tissue and thermocautery, 50 mg amphotericin B was administered by IRLP through a catheter placed in a superficial vein of the affected limb next to the lesion after placing a tourniquet above the injection site. The lesions and locomotor system were evaluated before treatment and at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, and 60 days. Results: Ninety-two percent of horses treated with amphotericin B had complete lesion resolution 35 or 60 days after 1 or 2 IRLP treatments, respectively. IRLP induced limb edema and pain during regional palpation in 42%, and inflammation of the injection site in 33% of horses; however these signs resolved after 14 days. Conclusions: IRLP administration of amphotericin B was effective for treating pythiosis in equine limbs, resolving infection with manageable side effects.
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Publication Date: 2012-07-27 PubMed ID: 22846053DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2012.01019.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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The research article discusses how the use of an intravenous regional limb perfusion (IRLP) treatment with amphotericin B in horses could effectively treat pythiosis, a fungal infection, after surgical removal and use of thermocautery (heat treatment). For most horses, this treatment led to total healing of the infection, despite minor temporary side effects.
Research Objectives and Method
- The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using intravenous regional limb perfusion (IRLP) with amphotericin B to treat pythiosis in horse limbs subsequent to surgical removal and thermocautery.
- The research employed a case series method where twelve horses with Pythium insidiosum infection in the lower parts of their thoracic or pelvic limbs were chosen for the study.
Experimental Process
- After the granulation tissues were surgically excised and then treated with thermocautery, a dose of 50 mg of amphotericin B was administered via IRLP.
- The amphotericin B was injected through a catheter placed in a superficial vein of the affected limb close to the lesion. A tourniquet was put above the injection site to restrict and focus the blood flow.
- The progression of the lesions and locomotor system were monitored before the beginning of the treatment and again on the 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 35th and 60th days after the treatment.
Key Findings
- The results indicated that in 92% of the horses, the lesions were completely resolved after 1 or 2 IRLP treatments, observed either 35 or 60 days post-treatment.
- However, it also induced limb edema (swelling caused by fluid buildup) and pain when palpating the region in 42% of the cases. About 33% of horses also showed inflammation at the injection site. But these symptoms subsided within 14 days.
Conclusion
- The researchers concluded that the method of administering amphotericin B through IRLP was effective in treating pythiosis in equine limbs and the infections were entirely resolved in the majority of cases.
- However, temporary side effects including limb edema and pain were observed, but these resolved naturally within two weeks.
Cite This Article
APA
Dória RG, Freitas SH, Linardi RL, Mendonça Fde S, Arruda LP, Boabaid FM, Valadão CA.
(2012).
Treatment of pythiosis in equine limbs using intravenous regional perfusion of amphotericin B.
Vet Surg, 41(6), 759-765.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2012.01019.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science, and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. redoria@usp.br
MeSH Terms
- Amphotericin B / administration & dosage
- Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
- Animals
- Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
- Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
- Female
- Forelimb / microbiology
- Forelimb / pathology
- Hindlimb / microbiology
- Hindlimb / pathology
- Horse Diseases / drug therapy
- Horses
- Injections, Intravenous
- Male
- Pythiosis / drug therapy
- Pythiosis / veterinary
- Pythium / isolation & purification
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