Table 2.
Selected thoracic pathologic findings in 74 horses with pleuropneumonia as detected by sonography or postmortem examination. Presented as the number of horses that had the findings present at admission to the hospital, and the total number that developed the finding at some point during hospitalization
Pathologic Finding | Present at Admission | Present at Any Time |
---|---|---|
Consolidation | 68 | 70 |
Gas echoes suggestive of anaerobes | 29 | 43 |
Necrosis | 25 | 42 |
Pulmonary abscess | 14 | 29 |
Bronchopleural fistula | 4 | 8 |
Pleural abscess | 2 | 13 |
Pleural fibrin | 57 | 63 |