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Exophthalmia due to intracranial abscess from grass seed foreign material in a dog
Author(s) -
Dawson Charlotte,
Volk Holger Andreas,
Lam Richard,
Sanchez Rick F
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2014-000085
Subject(s) - medicine , abscess , cellulitis , foreign bodies , foreign body , brain abscess , signs and symptoms , surgery
This is a unique report of a patient diagnosed antemortem with mild to moderate signs of retrobulbar cellulitis, secondary brain abscessation and absent neurological signs. Ocular ultrasound yielded a negative result whereas MRI supported the diagnosis and confirmed the need for immediate surgery. The cause was confirmed to have been the migrating grass seed foreign bodies that were surgically retrieved from the abscess inside the calvarium before medical treatment and resolution of clinical signs.