| Curvularia keratomycosis in a dog. | |
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PMID: 20447033 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A 10-year-old, spayed female Bichon Frise was referred to the Veterinary Medical Center of the University of Florida with a 6-week history of blepharospasm and a nonhealing ulcer of the left eye. Ophthalmic examination revealed a 3-4 mm diameter corneal ulcer with faint edema at the lesion edge, and a raised grayish area on the paraxial cornea near the 2 o'clock position. Cytological testing revealed fungal hyphae and extracellular cocci. Culture of the lesion found heavy growth of Enterococcus faecalis and Curvularia spp. Treatment with a combination of topical antibiotics (polymyxin B, sulfate/trimetoprim, and 10% sulfacetamide sodium), 1% miconazole, autologous serum, and 5% hypertonic saline was instituted. After 8 days of medical therapy, an improvement of clinical signs was noted, and 15 days after initiation of treatment, the ulcer was healed with minimal corneal scarring. |
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Authors:
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Gil Ben-Shlomo; Caryn Plummer; Kathleen Barrie; Dennis Brooks |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Veterinary ophthalmology Volume: 13 ISSN: 1463-5224 ISO Abbreviation: Vet Ophthalmol Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-07 Completed Date: 2010-08-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100887377 Medline TA: Vet Ophthalmol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 126-30 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Small and Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Ophthalmology Service, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. gil.benshlomo@yahoo.com |
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Animals Ascomycota / classification, isolation & purification* Dog Diseases / microbiology*, pathology Dogs Eye Infections, Fungal / microbiology, pathology, veterinary* Female Keratitis / microbiology, pathology, veterinary* |
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Vet Ophthalmol. 2010 Jul;13(4):278; author reply 278
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