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Cholangiohepatitis

Cholangiohepatitis is inflammation of the bile ducts and adjacent liver, which occasionally causes liver failure in horses.

Symptoms

Weight loss

Poor appetite

Fever

Colic

Ataxia (incoordination)

Jaundice (yellow mucus membranes)

Light sensitivity

Death

Diagnosis

Clinical signs
Laboratory tests

Support

Therapies

Antibiotics

Prevention

Prognosis

The outlook is good if fibrosis (scarring) is not severe.

Cholangiohepatitis

Cholangiohepatitis

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