Sarcoide equino en un mular criollo de 2 años: Reporte de caso.

Abstract

This report makes a bibliographic review on the etiology, signs, diagnosis and treatment of an equine sarcoid. The equine sarcoid is a type of skin neoplasm that affects equines, mules 13 Sarcoide equino en un mular criollo and donkeys, it is characterized by the infiltrate mainly of fibroblasts, causing the formation of masses of various sizes that can become ulcerated and cause discomfort for these animals. The presentation of a case of equine sarcoid with ulceration and hemorrhage in the cranial portion of the foreskin is described in a two-year-old creole mule, black fur and weighing 232 kg. A complete clinical examination is performed, where physiological constants are taken; blood samples are taken for hematic and blood biochemistry analysis in order to know his state of health. As he is fit, he undergoes surgery to remove these masses. The histopathological examination of these two masses confirmed the presumptive diagnosis as an equine sarcoid, coinciding with the macroscopic examination that indicated as a fibroblastic equine sarcoid diagnosis due to the macroscopic shape and appearance of the mass.