Scleral and suprachoroidal foreign body in a dog--a case report.
Vet Ophthalmol
; 14(5): 345-51, 2011 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
A 2-year-old male castrated Springer Spaniel with a 3-week history of waxing and waning right sided exophthalmos, periorbital swelling, chemosis, and fundic changes was examined. Ophthalmic examination of the right eye revealed slight chemosis and nictitating membrane protrusion. Indirect ophthalmoscopy showed an approximately 8 mm peripapillary hyporeflective tapetal lesion with subretinal edema consistent with a bulbar/retrobulbar disease process. Inflammatory or neoplastic diseases were the main differential diagnoses. Ancillary diagnostics (ocular ultrasound and computed tomography) showed a focal, poorly defined dense tissue involving the caudomedial aspect of the right globe, adjacent to the optic nerve head without apparent orbital involvement. Considering the duration, location, and severity of the clinical findings, enucleation of the right globe was performed. Histopathology revealed focal thickening of the posterior wall with severe pyogranulomatous inflammation, surrounding a foreign body most consistent with plant material embedded between the sclera and the choroid (suprachoroidal). This report describes a rare case of a scleral/suprachoroidal foreign body (plant material), and outlines the difficulty of establishing an etiological diagnosis using standard ocular imaging.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Escleritis
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Cuerpos Extraños en el Ojo
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Enfermedades de los Perros
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Vet Ophthalmol
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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OFTALMOLOGIA
Año:
2011
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos