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9604031

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
A 3-day-old female Pinto was admitted with profuse watery diarrhea and severe hypovolemic shock. After 1 week of intensive care, the foal developed seizures associated with profound serum electrolyte abnormalities suggestive of hypoadrenocorticism. Treatment with prednisone and isotonic saline (0.9% NaCl) solution led to prompt clinical response. Premature withdrawal of prednisone resulted in relapse of clinical signs. A diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency was made on the basis of clinical signs, electrolyte abnormalities, low baseline cortisol concentration, and lack of response to administration of exogenous adrenocorticotropin. Two months later, adrenocortical function was normal and the foal was doing well clinically. Clinical signs of acute adrenal insufficiency in neonatal foals can be confused with other conditions, such as septicemia, enteritis, and ruptured urinary bladder. A persistently low serum sodium-to-potassium ratio associated with CNS malfunction should warrant investigation of adrenal gland function. Acute hypoadrenocorticism in foals may be reversible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0003-1488
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
212
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1594-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Adrenal insufficiency in a neonatal foal.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Large Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports