Fungal keratitis in a mare: case report in Costa Rica
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| Autorzy: | , |
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| Format: | artículo |
| Data wydania: | 2020 |
| Opis: | This paper discusses the diagnosis and clinical management of a case of equine keratomycosis. A pregnant Iberic mare was diagnosed with Aspergillus subgenus Circumdati section Circumdati, by direct microscopic examination, cytology, and fungal culture after being treated with a topical antibiotic and steroid drops in her left eye for over a month. The mare developed a melting ulcer and, as a result, topical miconazole 1% was prescribed; while being treated the iris prolapsed, and surgery was suggested but not conducted. After the treatment, the eye was not visual but in the orbit. |
| Kraj: | Repositorio UNA |
| Instytucja: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Język: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/20056 |
| Dostęp online: | https://doi.org/10.15359/rcv.38-2.3 http://hdl.handle.net/11056/20056 |
| Słowo kluczowe: | COSTA RICA HORSE ULCERAS YEGUAS EQUINOS ENFERMEDADES EQUINAS OFTALMOLOGIA VETERINARIA EQUINE DISEASES VETERINARY OPHTHALMOLOGY |