Pedal osteitis solar abscess

Adrien Hespel


Publication Date: 2015-12-19

Details

Service Radiology

Modality: Radiographs

Species: Equine

Area: Limb

History

11 year old gelding. Stepped on a nail 4 weeks ago. Seemed to be healing fine until a couple of days ago

3 images

   
   

Findings

Within the lateral toe of the right hind hoof wall there is a large well defined irregularly marginated gas lucency. Slightly more lateral to that radiolucent area, within the distal phalanx, there is a rounded well defined radiolucent area. Adjacent to that radiolucent structure there is a small ill-defined osseous fragment.

Diagnosis

Pedal abscess with associated septic pedal osteitis.

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