Mitra S
F. K. Schattauer Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Stuttgart-New York.
Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere. 1998 Sep;26(5):336-40.
Extraocular polymyositis is a rare orbital disease in dogs and has to our knowledge never been described in other domestic animals. Typically, dogs are presented with a bilateral exophthalmos due to inflammatory swelling of the extraocular muscles, similar to the endocrine ophthalmopathy (Graves' disease) in man. The latter disease, however, has never been documented in animals. In this case report, clinical signs, differential diagnoses, diagnostic work-up and successful immunosuppressive therapy are described.
眼外肌多肌炎是犬类一种罕见的眼眶疾病，据我们所知，在其他家畜中从未有过相关描述。通常情况下，由于眼外肌的炎性肿胀，犬会出现双侧眼球突出，这与人的内分泌性眼病（格雷夫斯病）相似。然而，这种疾病在动物中从未有过记录。在本病例报告中，描述了临床症状、鉴别诊断、诊断检查及成功的免疫抑制治疗方法。
