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Central corneal dermoid in a Labrador retriever puppy
Author(s) -
Brudenall D. K.,
Bernays M. E.,
Peiffer R. L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2006.00300.x
Subject(s) - puppy , medicine , labrador retriever , cornea , dermoid cyst , ophthalmology , surgery , anatomy , ecology , biology
An eight‐week‐old, male Labrador retriever puppy was presented with an abnormal appearance of the left cornea, observed after the eyelids opened in the second week of life. Ocular examination showed a large central dermoid of the left cornea. The dermoid was excised by superficial keratectomy, and healing was uneventful. The dermoid was classified as a Mann’s second type. To the authors’ knowledge, a Mann’s second type corneal dermoid has not previously been reported in a dog.