Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with eyelid bone growth causing eye misalignment and irritation
By Hindley, Kate E et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2016·Department of Ophthalmology, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Primary isolated osteoma cutis causing eyelid deformation and strabismus in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A young Samoyed was brought to the vet because of a problem with its upper eyelid that caused it to look deformed and resulted in the dog’s eye turning inward. After surgery, the vet found bone growing in the eyelid, a rare condition called osteoma cutis. Removing the bone fixed the eyelid issue, and the dog showed no signs of problems for over two years after the surgery.
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Abstract
Osteoma cutis describes bone formation in skin and is well documented in the medical literature, but veterinary reports are few. We report a single case of a juvenile samoyed that was referred for assessment of a superior eyelid anomaly. Exploratory surgery and histopathology revealed the presence of mature, lamellar bone within the superior eyelid. The histologic appearance was consistent with primary osteoma cutis. The presence of the ossification within the deep dermis of the eyelid was associated with an abnormal conformation causing trichiasis, keratitis and dorsal strabismus. Identification of the osseous lesion during surgery and its removal was curative with no recurrence of disease during the 32 month follow-up period.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26398878/