Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Combined corneal lipid and calcium degeneration in a dog with hyperadrenocorticism: a case report.
- Journal:
- Veterinary ophthalmology
- Year:
- 2002
- Authors:
- Laus, José L et al.
- Affiliation:
- Veterinary College · Brazil
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Corneal degeneration may occur with a deposition of lipids or calcium, or both. Calcareous and lipid degeneration may be either primary or secondary, associated with systemic diseases such as primary hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidemia associated with hyperadrenocorticism, and hypothyroidism. The authors report a case of bilateral corneal lipid and calcium degeneration in a 7-year-old female Poodle with hyperadrenocorticism. The condition worsened with Lysodren therapy but responded to surgical excision.
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