Schoeb T R, Panciera R J
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1978 Jul 1;173(1):75-7.
Case records of 21 horses with acute illness following ingestion of hay containing dead striped blister beetles (Epicauta spp) were selected for review. Abdominal pain, fever, depression, frequent urination, shock, and, occasionally, synchronous diaphragmatic flutter characterized clinical illness. Hematologic findings included hemoconcentration, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and hypocalcemia. Hematuria and low urine specific gravity were abnormal urinalysis results. Sloughing of the epithelium of the esophageal part of the stomach, hemorrhagic and ulcerative cystitis, enterocolitis, and myocardial necrosis were important post-mortem findings. Signs and lesions in 5 horses experimentally poisoned were similar to those of the natural disease. The findings were regarded as sufficiently characteristic of blister beetle poisoning to be useful in differential diagnosis but were not constant in all cases. Therefore, when blister beetle poisoning is suspected, access of affected horses to hay containing striped blister beetles should be demonstrated.
选取了21匹食用含有死条纹芫菁（Epicauta spp）的干草后出现急性疾病的马的病例记录进行回顾。腹痛、发热、抑郁、尿频、休克，偶尔还有同步性膈肌扑动是临床疾病的特征。血液学检查结果包括血液浓缩、中性粒细胞增多和低钙血症。血尿和低尿比重是尿液分析的异常结果。胃食管部上皮脱落、出血性和溃疡性膀胱炎、小肠结肠炎以及心肌坏死是重要的尸检发现。5匹实验性中毒马的症状和病变与自然疾病相似。这些发现被认为具有足够的条纹芫菁中毒特征，有助于鉴别诊断，但并非在所有病例中都恒定出现。因此，当怀疑是条纹芫菁中毒时，应证明患病马匹接触过含有条纹芫菁的干草。
