Caso clínico: Artritis séptica en potranca Criolla Colombiana (CCC) de 36 horas de vida.

Abstract

On February 19 of the current year, the 36-hour-old CCC female patient was referred to the Interna MV medical center accompanied by her mother, for her respective treatment because she is depressed, does not get up to breastfeed and presented cyanotic mucous membranes, presented depression, low body condition (2/9) and shaggy coat, later she was a patient who clinically manifested signs of neonatal septicemia that became evident with fever and effusion of the joints of the hind limbs. Its origin is from Caldas Antioquia, accommodation in a manger, its diet consisted of breast milk, deworming is not reported, previous treatment is not reported, previous problems are not reported. The most useful tools for this diagnosis were the taking of the synovial fluid by means of an arthrocentesis, evaluation of radiographs where radiopacity is observed in the growth lines of the metatarsal joints. The therapeutic approach was carried out by means of joint lavage and infiltration with amikacin, in addition to pain management and systemic anti-inflammatories.