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- Title
Orbital cellulitis and intraocular abscess caused by migrating grass in a cat.
- Authors
Tovar, Mari Carmen; Huguet, Eduardo; Gomezi, Miguel Angel
- Abstract
We report an unusual case of orbital cellulitis in a cat. Drainage via the pterygopalatine fossa and medical treatment were performed. Failure of resolution and loss of ocular structure and visual function with a poor prognosis led to enucleation. During surgery, plant material and purulent exudate were present in the orbit. Histopathology showed an intraocular foreign body of grass that had migrated through the sclera causing a suprachoroidal abscess with choroidal and retinal detachment.
- Subjects
RETINAL diseases; CAT diseases; EYE diseases; CAT physiology; FOREIGN bodies; CELLULITIS; CONNECTIVE tissue diseases; VETERINARY ophthalmology
- Publication
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2005, Vol 8, Issue 5, p353
- ISSN
1463-5216
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00411.x