Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with fungal sinus and eye infection treated with clotrimazole
By Willis, A M et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1999·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Sino-orbital aspergillosis in a dog.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A dog with severe nasal discharge and eye problems was diagnosed with a fungal infection affecting its sinuses and orbit. The vet performed surgery to treat a serious eye condition and infused an antifungal medication directly into the affected areas. Thanks to this treatment, the dog's eye remained functional, and there were no signs of infection 14 months later, although some minor eye positioning issues persisted.
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Abstract
Fungal rhinitis-sinusitis with orbital involvement was diagnosed in a dog with profuse unilateral ocular and bilateral nasal discharge, enophthalmos, and a corneal descemetocele. The descemetocele was treated with a conjunctival pedicle graft. Frontal sinusotomy was performed, and clotrimazole was infused through catheters placed in the frontal sinuses and nasal cavities to saturate the tissues for 1 hour. Successful resolution of orbital infection may have been aided by a fistula between the frontal sinus and orbit that allowed delivery of clotrimazole to the orbit. The dog retained sight in the affected eye, and clinical signs of infection were not detected 14 months later, although enophthalmos and medial strabismus may have been caused by persistent postinflammatory fibrosis.
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