Marchegiani Andrea, Fruganti Alessandro, Cerquetella Matteo, Cassarani Maria Paola, Laus Fulvio, Spaterna Andrea
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Camerino, via Circonvallazione 93/95, I-62024 Matelica (MC), Italy.
J Ultrasound. 2017 Jan 4;20(1):81-84. doi: 10.1007/s40477-016-0234-1. eCollection 2017 Mar.
An unusual case of a penetrating grass awn in an eyelid of a dog is reported. A 6-month-old mixed breed dog was referred to the Ophthalmology Unit of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Camerino University for anorexia, lethargy, left monolateral ocular swelling and pain to the left eye, present from 1 month. Ophthalmic examination of the left eye showed copious and purulent discharge, and ultrasonography revealed the presence of an abscess containing a grass foreign body. The grass awn was surgically removed. Three days after surgery, the dog showed a marked improvement, with a total resolution obtained in 7 days. To the authors' knowledge, penetrating foreign bodies such as the one of this paper have never been described before in literature.
本文报告了一例罕见的犬眼睑被草芒刺入的病例。一只6个月大的混血犬因厌食、嗜睡、左侧单眼肿胀及左眼疼痛1个月，被转诊至卡梅里诺大学兽医学院眼科。左眼眼科检查发现大量脓性分泌物，超声检查显示有一个含有草质异物的脓肿。草芒通过手术取出。术后3天，犬的症状明显改善，7天后完全恢复。据作者所知，像本文所述的这种穿透性异物在文献中从未有过描述。
