PMID: 18189048Jan 15, 2008Paper

Actinomycosis of the mandible, mimicking a malignancy in a horse

The Canadian Veterinary Journal. La Revue Vétérinaire Canadienne
Nicolas J Vos

Abstract

Osteomyelitis of the mandible with Actinomyces species was diagnosed in a 4-year-old sports horse with radiographic changes suggestive of neoplasia. Surgical debridement, intravenous and local iodine solution treatment were administered. Mandibular Actinomyces infections are reported in humans and ruminants; they have not been previously reported in the horse.

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