Strangles, horse, pharynx

Strangles, horse, pharynx

Endoscopic image of the pharyngeal wall in a 16-year-old American Quarter Horse geldingaffected byStreptococcus equi equi (strangles)-associated guttural pouch empyema. Purulent material is visible draining from the entrance to guttural pouch.

Courtesy of Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine.