Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Rabbit with right eye bulging caused by Taenia serialis cyst
By O'Reilly, Anu et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2002·Animal Eye Care, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Taenia serialis causing exophthalmos in a pet rabbit.
- Species:
- rabbit
Plain-English summary
A 16-month-old male Dwarf Lop rabbit had a bulging right eye for three weeks, which worried its owner. After sedation, the vet used ultrasound and found a cyst behind the eye, which was drained to relieve the pressure. Unfortunately, the eye bulging returned two months later, leading to surgery where a large cyst was removed. Tests showed the cyst was caused by a parasite called Taenia serialis.
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Abstract
A 16-month-old, male, neuter Dwarf Lop rabbit presented with exophthalmos of the right eye of 3 weeks duration. Under sedation an ultrasound of the right eye was performed and showed an orbital hypo-echoic area posterior and ventrolateral to the right globe, which was presumed to be a cyst. Fine needle aspirate removed 5.5 mLs of straw-colored fluid from the cyst, which allowed the globe to return to its normal position. Two months later the rabbit re-presented with exophthalmos of the right eye. Exploratory surgery was performed and a large cystic structure was removed from the ventro-lateral conjunctival fornix. Histology confirmed the cyst to be a coenurus of Taenia serialis.
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