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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

A dermoid of the eye in a blue‐fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva)

Journal:
Veterinary Ophthalmology
Year:
1999
Authors:
Leber & Bürge
Species:
bird

Abstract

A corneo‐conjunctival dermoid is reported in a blue‐fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva). After laminar keratectomy, histology showed the epidermis with feather follicles and dermal connective tissue with lymph follicles and sebaceous glands.

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Original publication: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1463-5224.1999.00069.x