Paulsen M E, Young S, Smith J A, Severin G A
Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1989 May 1;194(9):1305-8.
Blindness characterized by dilated, unresponsive pupils and ophthalmoscopic evidence of optic nerve atrophy and retinal degeneration developed in a 5-year-old llama. Lesions were not progressive during 2 months of observation. The llama was euthanatized and necropsied. Histopathologic findings included chorioretinitis, optic neuritis, and encephalitis characterized by mononuclear perivascular infiltration. Attempts to prove an infectious cause were unsuccessful.
一只5岁的美洲驼出现失明症状,其瞳孔散大且无反应,眼底镜检查显示视神经萎缩和视网膜变性。在2个月的观察期内,病变没有进展。这只美洲驼被实施安乐死并进行了尸检。组织病理学检查结果包括脉络膜视网膜炎、视神经炎和以单核细胞血管周围浸润为特征的脑炎。试图证明存在感染性病因的尝试未成功。