Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog born with skin growths on both corneas causing eye problems
By K.V. Syam et al.·Published in Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences·2021·Department of Surgery College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala - 680 651, IN
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Original publication title: BILATERAL DERMOID OF CORNEA IN A DOG -CASE REPORT
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Saint Bernard was brought in for a growth on the surface of her eye, which appeared as a skin-like bump on the cornea. This condition, known as a dermoid, is a congenital issue where tissue forms in an abnormal location. In this case, the dermoid was bilateral, meaning it appeared on both eyes. While the exact cause of this condition isn't fully understood, it can happen in various dog breeds. The dog was treated successfully, and the growths were removed, improving her eye health.
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Abstract
Dermoid is a choristoma, which is a congenital mass of tissue that appears in an abnormal, unnatural location (Gelatt, 1991). In eye, dermoid appears as a skin or skinlike appendage on the cornea and conjunctiva, extending from the limbus (Archibald, 1974). It appears in dogs usually on the temporal aspect of the cornea, but has been observed involving different proportions of the anterior segment surface. It can be unilateral or bilateral and may be associated with other ocular malformations. It can occur in any breed, but occur most frequently in Saint Bernards, Dachshunds and Dalmatians (Gelatt, 1981). Being a congenital anomaly, its pathogenesis has not been clearly known (Jubb et al., 1993).
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