Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with fungal corneal ulcer treated by eye surgery
By Pucket, Jonathan D et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2012·Department of Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Treatment of dematiaceous fungal keratitis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old male Bichon Frise was brought to the vet with a nonhealing corneal ulcer and pigmentation in his left eye that had persisted for three weeks. The vet found several issues in the eye, including swelling and new blood vessels, which made it hard to see inside the eye. To treat this, the vet performed a superficial keratectomy (a type of eye surgery) and discovered that the dog had a fungal infection in the cornea. After surgery, the dog was treated with a topical antifungal medication called voriconazole, which successfully cleared up the infection. Seven months later, the dog showed no signs of the infection returning.
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Abstract
CASE DESCRIPTION: A 9-year-old castrated male Bichon Frise was evaluated because of a 3-week history of a nonhealing corneal ulcer and corneal pigmentation of the left eye. CLINICAL FINDINGS: Ophthalmic examination of the left eye revealed conjunctival hyperemia, corneal neovascularization, corneal edema, corneal ulceration, and central corneal pigmentation. Intraocular structures of the left eye could not be visually examined because of the diffuse nature of the corneal lesions. The right eye had anterior cortical incipient cataracts, nuclear sclerosis, and an inactive chorioretinal scar. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME: Superficial lamellar keratectomy of the left eye was performed for both therapeutic and diagnostic purposes. Histologic evaluation of corneal biopsy specimens revealed dematiaceous fungal keratitis of the left eye, and topical administration of voriconazole was used to successfully resolve the keratitis. Seven months after diagnosis of dematiaceous fungal keratitis, the dog had no clinical signs or history of recurrence of the keratitis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Dematiaceous fungal keratitis should be considered as a possible cause of nonhealing corneal ulceration with heavy pigment deposition in dogs. Results suggested that lamellar keratectomy along with topical administration of voriconazole can be used successfully to treat dematiaceous fungal keratitis in dogs.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22515632/