Obstrução Recorrente das Vias Aéreas (ORVA): revisão de literatura

Abstract

The recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is a disease that has no cure and causes many disorders due athletic limitations, respiratory distress and pulmonary lesions that may cause in affected horses. The disease's pathophysiology is not fully known and the treatment aims to reduce airway inflammation and provide greater comfort. The terapy consists in drugs, specially bronchodilators and corticoids, and removing the animal from the enviroment that causes crises, reducing the exposure to allergens likely involved: mold, dust, particulated food. This paper provides a brief literature review about what is known about RAO, including the current research perspectives.