Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Unilateral eye fungal infection in three cats
By Smith, Lynsey N & Hoffman, Stacey B·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2010·Eye Care for Animals, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case series of unilateral orbital aspergillosis in three cats and treatment with voriconazole.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
Three cats were brought in with eye problems, including bulging eyes (exophthalmos) and difficulty moving their eyes back into place. After advanced imaging, one cat underwent surgery to remove part of the eye socket, while the other two were treated with either eye removal or medication. The medication used was voriconazole, which helped fight the fungal infection but also caused some side effects. Overall, the treatment aimed to address the serious fungal infection affecting their eyes.
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Abstract
Feline orbital aspergillosis is increasingly described in the published reports and may be an emerging disease. Orbital mycotic infections were diagnosed in three cats with exophthalmos, significant dorso-temporal globe deviation and pronounced resistance to retropulsion. Advanced imaging was performed in all three cases to evaluate the extent of disease as well as to obtain guided orbital biopsies in two cases. Surgical intervention in the form of a lateral orbitotomy was pursued in the first case with the other two cases treated with enucleation or medical management alone. The available published reports concerning sino-orbital aspergillosis are reviewed. Oral therapy with a novel triazole, voriconazole, was instituted in two cases. Although voriconazole was apparently effective against the fungal organisms, it is also resulted in adverse reactions.
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