Avaliação da eficácia do laserterapia e óleos essenciais no tratamento de um equino acometido por habronemose cutânea

Habronemosis is one of the main helminthiasis that affect horses, and has a global distribution. The present study focuses on cutaneous habronemosis, also known as Summer Wound. The diagnosis of cutaneous habronemiasis consists of observing clinical signs and identifying the larvae in a skin scraping or biopsy of the lesion. Furthermore, it is possible to state that horses have particular characteristics when it comes to wound healing. However, integrative therapies have proven efficient in this process through their pharmacological properties such as larvicidal, antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, fungicidal and antitumor activity. In this sense, the present work aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of integrative therapies in the wound healing process in horses. The research was carried out using the descriptive qualitative method linked to a case study, obtained through medical records provided by the Oeste Horse specialized equine medicine team, in the region of Barreiras, Bahia. Thus, the present report is the case of an equine animal, of the quarter horse breed, male, castrated, weighing 450 kg, and ten years old, with habronemosis. After symptomatological and diagnostic evaluation, treatment was carried out using ivermectin oral paste, injectable triamcinolone and topical treatment [Daily cleaning with 0.9% saline solution, 10% povidone iodine, ointment with antibiotic therapy, daily dressing, use of laser therapy and essential oils]. As a result, it was possible to achieve complete healing of the wounds in 45 days with the complete clinical rehabilitation of the animal.