Abstract
A quarter horse gelding with intermittent colic was diagnosed with a perirectal abscess and dyschezia. Rectal ultrasonography identified a multiloculated, fluid-filled mass. A perirectal abscess was diagnosed when the mass ruptured and drained into the rectum. The abscess was treated successfully with warm soapy water enemas and trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole.
MeSH terms
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Abscess / complications
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Abscess / diagnosis
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Abscess / therapy
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Abscess / veterinary*
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Animals
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Colic / etiology
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Colic / veterinary*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fecal Impaction / etiology
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Fecal Impaction / therapy
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Fecal Impaction / veterinary*
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Horse Diseases / diagnosis
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Horse Diseases / etiology*
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Horse Diseases / therapy
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Horses
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Male
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Rectal Diseases / complications
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Rectal Diseases / diagnosis
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Rectal Diseases / therapy
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Rectal Diseases / veterinary*
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Rectum / diagnostic imaging
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Rectum / pathology
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Ultrasonography