CHRONIC EOSINOPHILIC ENTERITIS IN A HORSE

A three-year-old pregnant Dutch Warmblood mare was referred to the Dep artment of large Animal Medicine and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, because of weight loss for 1 month. The main clinical featur es were (beside weight toss) moderate ventral oedema, enlarged mesente ric lymph nodes, and uniform thickening of the wall of the jejunum. Ha ematological evaluation revealed leukocytosis (15.9 G.l(-1) with 18% l ymphocytes and 1% eosinophils) and a decreased total serum protein and albumin concentration (35 g.l(-1) and 36.3% albumin). At necropsy tra nsmural eosinophilic enteritis was found in combination with macrophag es. There was an abnormal (11% increase) absorption of glucose in the small intestine.