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Published on: November 6, 2019
Malassezia pachydermatis keratomycosis in a dog
Eric C Ledbetter1, Jennifer K Starr2
1Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Abstract:
A 13-year-old female Lhasa Apso was presented for blepharospasm and conjunctival hyperemia of the right eye. Ophthalmic examination revealed an anterior stromal ulcer associated with a raised yellow corneal plaque. In vivo confocal microscopy and cytology of the cornea identified neutrophilic inflammation and yeast cells. Malassezia pachydermatis was isolated from a corneal scraping. Treatment with topical voriconazole ophthalmic solution resolved the keratitis.
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