Microsporidial stromal keratitis in a cat

A 12 year-old female spayed felid presented after a 35 day history of right eye pain. On examination, a sub-epithelial opacity was identified in the cornea. A lamellar keratectomy was performed and histopathological analysis revealed low numbers of 2x4um, Gram, Hamatoxylin-eosin and Gomori methanami...

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Autores principales: Caruso, Kelly A., Koch, Seth, Reynolds, Benjamin D., Szabo, Kathy, Mense, Mark, Cali, Ann, Whittaker, Cameron J., Smith, Jeffrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6976900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31993317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.01.004
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Sumario:A 12 year-old female spayed felid presented after a 35 day history of right eye pain. On examination, a sub-epithelial opacity was identified in the cornea. A lamellar keratectomy was performed and histopathological analysis revealed low numbers of 2x4um, Gram, Hamatoxylin-eosin and Gomori methanamine-silver positive spores. Transmission electron microscopy found ultrastructural findings consistent with the phylum Microspora. To the author's knowledge, this is only the second case of microsporidial stromal keratitis reported in a felid.

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