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Nodules, Bumps, or Hives in Horses
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Introduction
Introduction
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Differentiating Bumps by Appearance
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Chronic Fly Bite Reactions: Nodular Necrobiosis
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Aural (Ear) Plaques
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Warts
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Melanomas
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Hives
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Sarcoids
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Habronemiasis or Summer Sores
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Nasal Arethroma: Nasal Cysts
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Other Possibilities
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More Info
Horse skin seems prone to many problems characterized by a lump, bump, nodule, or swelling. To make identifying the cause of your bump easier we have to refine our vocabulary a bit. As we better define the meanings the list of possible disease grows shorter for each term:
- Papule: a small (1 cm or less) firm palpable mass.
- Nodule: a large (1 to 3 cm) firm palpable mass.
- Tumor: a very large (> 3 cm) mass.
- Cyst: a flucuent well descibed mass usually indicating a fluid filled sack.
- Wheal or Hives: a small to fairly large focal swelling
of the skin
that pits when pressed.
- Blister (or vesicle): Swelling on the surface of the skin or mucous membrane filled with clear serum. When it burst it leaves behind a erosion or ulcer.
Let's diffentiate the above from swellings. Swellings are when fluid accumulates under the skin, and cause a focal or generalized enlargment by pushing out on the skin. Swellings are covered in their own article ...more.
Because there are many different common causes for bumps, the only sure way to know what a bump is requires removal and laboratory exam. However, you can get pretty close to an accurate diagnosis by careful examination and history on many bumps. This report helps differentiate the major causes of lumps and bumps in horses by their appearance and how they behave and provide treatment quidelines. Links are provided to more specific disease articles.
~Word Count: 2547 words (The average magazine page contains about 600 words);
~Last Updated: August 16, 2008;
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Discussions on Overview of Bumps, Nodules, Warts & Tumors
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 | Hard Bump on Belly | 1 | 8 | Nov 13, 08 |
| Bump on Back | 1 | 22 | Sep 27, 08 |
| HELP! Golfball size hard mass on Crest | 1 | 3 | Aug 21, 08 |
| Swollen Glands | 1 | 3 | Jul 24, 08 |
| Nodule~Lymph Node? Allergy? | 1 | 17 | May 31, 08 |
| Dark fluid filled bumps | 1 | 4 | May 31, 08 |
| Lump on chest | 1 | 15 | May 1, 08 |
| Bump on cannon bone? | 1 | 6 | Mar 1, 08 |
| Aural plaques/ Aldara | 1 | 4 | Jan 30, 08 |
| Lump in vulva | 1 | 3 | Sep 5, 07 |
| Has anyone heard of protien bumps that develop in the saddle area i... | 1 | 15 | Oct 10, 08 |
| Movable bump | 1 | 5 | Aug 28, 07 |
| Sarcoid like bumps | 1 | 3 | Aug 2, 07 |
| Sarcoids | 1 | 4 | Jul 24, 07 |
| Bump on Throat | 1 | 2 | Jul 22, 07 |
| Research Summary: Long-term outcome associated with intratumoral ch... | 1 | 3 | May 22, 07 |
| Collagen granuloma | 1 | 14 | Feb 10, 07 |
| Hard large bumps, one on either side of the face | 1 | 5 | Feb 1, 07 |
| Hard random nodules | 1 | 10 | Aug 27, 07 |
| Strange bump under colts chin | 1 | 4 | May 8, 06 |
| Equine Papilloma Treatment | 1 | 3 | Aug 7, 05 |
| Nodule on mouth | 1 | 2 | Aug 1, 05 |
| Bumps all over legs and chest | 1 | 7 | Jun 6, 05 |
| Odd bumps or are they warts? | 1 | 13 | Apr 28, 05 |
| Wart or Aural Ear Plaque | 1 | 5 | Mar 1, 05 |
| Aural Plaques | 1 | 29 | Feb 7, 08 |
| Lump on leg | 1 | 2 | Aug 9, 04 |
| Bumps Possibly from HERDA | 1 | 9 | Oct 21, 05 |
| Warts - how contagious are they? | 1 | 11 | Aug 14, 08 |
| Bumps in girth area | 1 | 4 | Nov 19, 03 |
| Bump across the face | 1 | 13 | Nov 1, 03 |
| Papilloma on sheath | 1 | 3 | Oct 18, 03 |
| Grubs or warbles living under the skin | 1 | 3 | Oct 16, 03 |
| Bone tumour behind ears | 1 | 6 | Oct 5, 03 |
| Strange growth - looks like lots of little legs - what is it? | 1 | 4 | Sep 18, 03 |
| Bony tumor on jaw | 1 | 10 | Jul 28, 03 |
| Pressure sores on right side of withers only | 1 | 3 | Jun 25, 03 |
| Biopsy or Removal | 1 | 8 | Apr 25, 03 |
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| Moles | 1 | 5 | Jun 4, 05 |
| Hives | 1 | 24 | May 23, 05 |
| Nodular ring on back | 1 | 8 | Mar 15, 05 |
| Hair Loss/Nodules at Girth | 1 | 29 | Jun 18, 04 |
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