Original scientific paper

Staphyloma caused by untreated cat scratch in Pekingese dog - a case report

Boris Pirkić orcid.org/0000-0002-5137-9028 ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Marko Stejskal ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Borošak ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dražen Matičić ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Babić ; Clinic for Surgery, Orthopaedics and Ophthalmology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The subject of this report is an interesting case of a state, developed from a seemingly innocuous injury. A number of unfavourable factors, combined and what seemed a mere scratch, developed over a short time into an eye threatening condition, i.e. staphyloma. The dog underwent operating procedure suitable for such a diagnosis: resection of part of outer ocular layer, which is described in detail further in the text

Keywords

staphyloma; cat scratch; eye surgery

Hrčak ID:

24768

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24768

Publication date:

19.10.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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