Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with fungal corneal ulcer caused by Curvularia infection
By Ben-Shlomo, Gil et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2010·Department of Small and Large Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Curvularia keratomycosis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old spayed female Bichon Frise was brought to the vet with a painful left eye that was squinting and had a nonhealing ulcer for six weeks. The vet found a corneal ulcer and identified a fungal infection along with a bacterial infection. To treat this, the dog received a mix of topical antibiotics, a fungal medication, and other supportive treatments. After eight days, her eye showed improvement, and by 15 days, the ulcer had healed with only a little scarring.
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Abstract
A 10-year-old, spayed female Bichon Frise was referred to the Veterinary Medical Center of the University of Florida with a 6-week history of blepharospasm and a nonhealing ulcer of the left eye. Ophthalmic examination revealed a 3-4 mm diameter corneal ulcer with faint edema at the lesion edge, and a raised grayish area on the paraxial cornea near the 2 o'clock position. Cytological testing revealed fungal hyphae and extracellular cocci. Culture of the lesion found heavy growth of Enterococcus faecalis and Curvularia spp. Treatment with a combination of topical antibiotics (polymyxin B, sulfate/trimetoprim, and 10% sulfacetamide sodium), 1% miconazole, autologous serum, and 5% hypertonic saline was instituted. After 8 days of medical therapy, an improvement of clinical signs was noted, and 15 days after initiation of treatment, the ulcer was healed with minimal corneal scarring.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20447033/