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Yellow Fat Disease, Equine Nutritional Panniculitis

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Yellow Fat Disease, adipose cell degeneration and inflammation of adipose tissue, has been seen in foals and adult horses of several breeds. Subcutaneous masses and plaques are frequent symptoms. There can be thickening and hardening of the ligamentum nuchae, with tenderness in some cases.

Species affected: Equine

Symptoms: Anorexia (complete, partial); Back swelling; Colic; Decreased amount of faeces (constipation), absent faeces; Diarrhoea; Dryness of skin or hair; Dullness, depression, lethargy, depressed, lethargic, listless; Dyspnoea; Fever; Forelimb lameness, stiffness; Forelimb swelling (mass in forelimb joint and or non-joint area); Generalized lameness, stiffness; Generalized weakness (paresis, paralysis); Swelling (mass) of head, face, ears, jaw, nose, nasal; Hindlimb lameness, stiffness; Swelling (mass) of hindlimb, joint and or non-joint area; Hyperpnoea; Internal abdominal mass, swellings, adhesions abdomen; Lack of growth or weight gain, retarded, stunted growth; Neck swelling; Pain on external abdominal pressure; Pain in neck, cervical, throat; Rough hair coat, dull, standing on end; Skin oedema; Skin pain; Stiffness or extended neck; Swelling of skin (subcutaneous, mass, lump, nodule); Swelling (mass) in external abdomen; Tachycardia; Thoracic swelling (mass), thorax, chest, ribs, sternum; Underweight (poor condition, thin, emaciated, unthriftiness, ill thrift); Weight loss;

Public health importance: Not applicable.

References

  1. Paterson S. and Ball C., 2013, “A practical approach to equine dermatology,” In Practice; 35:190-196 [Web Reference]
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