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Subconjunctival haemorrhage in 147 dogs
Author(s) -
Saastamoinen J.,
Rutter C. R.,
Jeffery U.
Publication year - 2019
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/jsap.13081
Subject(s) - medicine , vasculitis , diathesis , hyphema , bleeding diathesis , surgery , dermatology , disease , clinical significance , accidental , ecchymosis , visual acuity , platelet , physics , acoustics , immunology
Objectives To identify differential diagnoses for subconjunctival haemorrhage in dogs. Materials and Methods Retrospective case series. Results Of 147 dogs with subconjunctival haemorrhage, 119 had a history of trauma. The most common types of injury were vehicular trauma (47/119) and dog attacks (32/119). Confirmed or suspected non‐accidental injury was reported for 5/119. Of the 28 dogs without a history of trauma, 13 had a bleeding disorder and of these, immune‐mediated thrombocytopenia was the most common diagnosis (9/13). Other causes included seizure disorders (4/28), vasculitis (3/28) and ocular or periocular disease (3/28). Clinical Significance Subconjunctival haemorrhage in dogs can be secondary to a wide range of injuries and systemic diseases, bleeding diathesis or ocular disease.