Cisto folicular em um equino quarto de milha: Relato de caso

Abstract

Follicular cysts are benign skin nodules. These lesions stand out as one of the main skin lesions in animals, but of rare occurrence in horses. The clinical management of these lesions stems from the specific examination of the integumentary system, which observes nodular, multifocal lesions distributed on the face (left and right lip commissure and lower eyelid of the right eye, base of the tail and left trough. The main objective of this study was to report a clinical case of multiple follicular cysts diagnosed in a four-year-old male Quarter Horse horse. The diagnosis was made by histopathological analysis of the lesions. After examination results, we opted for topical and systemic treatment, surgical removal being the most favorable therapeutic approach. We identified in this study that the age of the animal and the distribution of the appearance of the cutaneous lesions on the body differed from the reports described in the literature. We conclude that the present study may also be of fundamental relevance for further studies regarding the diagnosis of follicular cysts in horses, since there are few reports in the literature.