Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog developed silicone allergy after eye implant surgery
By Muramatsu, Yuichiro et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2021·Japan and Akatsuka Dog & Cat Hospital (Akatsuka), Japan·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Silicone allergy associated with intraocular silicone ball prosthesis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 13-year-old male Pomeranian was brought in for severe eye problems, including a ruptured eye and bleeding. After receiving a silicone ball prosthesis to help with the eye issue, he developed painful swelling and skin problems around the eye that lasted for several months. Despite attempts to manage the condition, the problems persisted, leading to the removal of the silicone prosthesis. After the surgery, the skin issues cleared up quickly, and tests confirmed that the dog had an allergy to silicone.
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Abstract
A 13-year-old, male Pomeranian dog was presented for scleral rupture with intraocular hemorrhage and retinal detachment in the right eye. After intrascleral silicone ball prosthesis, recurrent swelling and granulomatous blepharitis were observed for 140 d and finally melting keratitis developed. Although an intraorbital prosthesis was implanted, recurrent, serious, erosive, and ulcerative blepharitis developed with high plasma C-reactive protein concentrations. Since the blepharitis could not be controlled, the silicone ball was removed and the affected orbit was debrided. The blepharitis resolved rapidly, and the orbit healed routinely. Positive allergic reactions to silicone were discovered through a patch test. Key clinical message: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report on silicone allergy in a dog with positive allergic reactions to silicone in the patch test.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34728844/