Congenital hyposomatotropism in a domestic shorthair cat presenting with congenital corneal oedema
| Autor: | F. M Billson, David Donaldson, T. J. Scase, J. R. B Mould, A. H Sparkes, V Adams, F McConnell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Corneal epithelial cell genetic structures Dwarfism Histopathological examination Cat Diseases Healthy control medicine Animals Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Dwarfism Pituitary Small Animals CATS business.industry CORNEAL OEDEMA Corneal Edema Corneal opacity medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry eye diseases Surgery Thyroxine Cats Female sense organs Corneal endothelial cell density business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Small Animal Practice. 49:306-309 |
| ISSN: | 1748-5827 0022-4510 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00517.x |
| Popis: | A six-month-old, female, domestic shorthair cat was presented with a history of failure to grow and bilateral corneal opacity caused by corneal oedema. Congenital hyposomatotropism and possible secondary hypothyroidism were diagnosed on the basis of fasting serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 and thyroxine levels, respectively. These endocrinopathies are rare in the cat and have not been reported to cause ocular signs. The cat died during investigation of these diseases, and histopathological examination of the eyes showed significantly reduced corneal endothelial cell density and number of corneal epithelial cell layers when compared with age-matched healthy control corneas. These changes were implicated in the development of the corneal oedema. |
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