Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with painful fungal eye infection treated successfully
By Newton, Emma J W·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2012·Priory Veterinary Group, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Scedosporium apiospermum keratomycosis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 6-year-old male Norfolk Terrier was brought to the vet because he had a painful eye for three weeks. The dog was squinting and had a lot of pus coming from his eye, along with cloudy spots on the cornea. Tests showed that a fungus called Scedosporium apiospermum was causing the problem. The vet treated him with a special antifungal eye drop, and it successfully cleared up the infection, relieving the dog's discomfort.
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Abstract
A 6-year-old male castrated Norfolk Terrier dog was examined following a 21-day history of an increasingly painful eye. Examination revealed marked blepharospasm and purulent ocular discharge associated with an ulcerative keratitis. There was panstromal corneal opacity with raised gray to white lesions. Corneal cytology demonstrated branching septate fungal hyphae identified by polymerase chain reaction as Scedosporium apiospermum. Treatment with topical 1% voriconazole solution was successful in resolving the keratomycosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22432768/