Outcome
A month after surgery, the mare aborted her fetus and developed forelimb
laminitis. After five months, the laminitis deteriorated and therefore
the owner elected for human euthanasia. For the case report purpose, a
necropsy was performed. Samples of the jejunum were submitted for
histopathology and showed jejunitis and serositis. The distal jejunum
showed multiple granulomas. The histopathology results found the
submucosa to be mildly edematous with a mild increase in collagenous
tissue. Moderate to large numbers of eosinophil infiltrates were
identified within the submucosa, from immediately subjacent to the
lamina propria to the muscular tunics. The serosa was thickened, with
fibroplasia, and there were serosal and subserosal granulomas that
contained large numbers of hemosiderin-laden macrophages.