A Human Case of an Infection by the Pathogenic Streptococci that Causes “Strangles” in Horses
Strangles is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection primarily affecting equines. It is rare disease with zoonotic transmission. It is caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus equi. We present the rare case of strangles in an elderly patient complicated by bacteraemia, osteomyelitis and native...
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| description | Strangles is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection primarily affecting equines. It is rare disease with zoonotic transmission. It is caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus equi. We present the rare case of strangles in an elderly patient complicated by bacteraemia, osteomyelitis and native valve endocarditis. The patient was treated successfully with appropriate antibiotics and no surgical intervention was needed. In an age of accelerated emerging zoonosis, this is an important entity clinicians should be aware of to prevent delay in diagnosis and poor outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2997e01b4f142d9b7569efcdb4abe282023-02-03T11:08:07ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942023-02-0110.12890/2022_0037193254A Human Case of an Infection by the Pathogenic Streptococci that Causes “Strangles” in HorsesFalgun Gosai0Neha Gosai1Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois, USAAvalon School of Medicine, CuracaoStrangles is a contagious upper respiratory tract infection primarily affecting equines. It is rare disease with zoonotic transmission. It is caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus equi. We present the rare case of strangles in an elderly patient complicated by bacteraemia, osteomyelitis and native valve endocarditis. The patient was treated successfully with appropriate antibiotics and no surgical intervention was needed. In an age of accelerated emerging zoonosis, this is an important entity clinicians should be aware of to prevent delay in diagnosis and poor outcome.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3719stranglesosteomyelitiszoonosis |
| spellingShingle | Falgun Gosai Neha Gosai A Human Case of an Infection by the Pathogenic Streptococci that Causes “Strangles” in Horses European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine strangles osteomyelitis zoonosis |
| title | A Human Case of an Infection by the Pathogenic Streptococci that Causes “Strangles” in Horses |
| title_full | A Human Case of an Infection by the Pathogenic Streptococci that Causes “Strangles” in Horses |
| title_fullStr | A Human Case of an Infection by the Pathogenic Streptococci that Causes “Strangles” in Horses |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Human Case of an Infection by the Pathogenic Streptococci that Causes “Strangles” in Horses |
| title_short | A Human Case of an Infection by the Pathogenic Streptococci that Causes “Strangles” in Horses |
| title_sort | human case of an infection by the pathogenic streptococci that causes strangles in horses |
| topic | strangles osteomyelitis zoonosis |
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