Unilateral eosinophilic cellulitis leading to implant extrusion after bilateral enucleation in a dog

Riley J Aronson1,2, Stephanie A Pumphrey1, Nicholas Robinson3,4

  • 1The Department of Clinical Sciences Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University North Grafton Massachusetts USA.

Clinical Case Reports
|February 10, 2022
PubMed

A mixed breed dog underwent bilateral enucleation with orbital implant placement for secondary glaucoma. Subsequent unilateral implant extrusion occurred. An orbital mass histologically consistent with eosinophilic cellulitis was discovered. It may have developed secondary to communication between orbit and skin. Inflammatory processes mimicking neoplasia can cause implant loss post-enucleation.

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