Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ocular infections in cats and dog caused by fungi
By Bernays, M E & Peiffer, R L·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1998·Kessels Road Veterinary Hospital, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Ocular infections with dematiaceous fungi in two cats and a dog.
Plain-English summary
A dog and two cats were found to have eye infections caused by pigmented fungi. One cat had severe inflammation in the eye and was euthanized because it didn't respond to treatment. The second cat had glaucoma that didn't improve, and a mass was found and removed during surgery, which also showed fungal infection. The dog had a corneal scratch that didn't heal after two weeks, and surgery revealed a fungal infection in the cornea. These infections are rare in pets, and this case highlights their potential impact on eye health.
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Abstract
Pigmented fungi were identified in ocular tissues from 2 cats and 1 dog. The first cat was euthanatized because of acute anterior uveitis that was unresponsive to treatment. On histologic examination, intraocular structures had been obliterated and replaced by a gray coagulum of inflammatory infiltrates and fungal elements. The second cat was treated for unilateral glaucoma that was unresponsive to treatment. A large retrobulbar mass, discovered and removed during an enucleation procedure, contained plant-origin foreign material. Keratitis, episcleritis, and orbital cellulitis with fungal elements were found on examination of the enucleated globe. The dog, examined because of a presumed corneal scratch of 2 weeks' duration that was unresponsive to treatment, had a corneal lesion subsequently removed by lamellar keratectomy that contained fungi on histologic examination. Infections caused by dematiaceous fungi are not common in domestic animals, and, to our knowledge, such infections in the eye have not been described.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9713533/