Congenital cataract and spherophakia leading to starvation in a free-ranging muskox neonate from the Northwest Territories, Canada
| Autor: | Jamie L. Rothenburger, Susan J. Kutz, Bruce H. Grahn, Julia E Case, Heather Fenton, Rae-Leigh A Pederzolli, Edward G. Clark |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Canada
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Cataract Keratitis Northwest Territories medicine wild Starvation congenital abnormalities General Veterinary Free ranging business.industry Spherophakia Ruminants medicine.disease eye eye diseases animals Congenital cataracts Brief Reports pathology Maternal death sense organs medicine.symptom business Hypermature cataract Uveitis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation : Official Publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc |
| ISSN: | 1943-4936 1040-6387 |
| Popis: | A muskox neonate ( Ovibos moschatus) that died of starvation was diagnosed with congenital lenticular anomalies that included spherophakia and hypermature cataract associated with probable lens-induced lymphocytic uveitis and neutrophilic keratitis. Impaired sight as a result of cataract and associated inflammation likely contributed to abandonment and starvation, although maternal death cannot be excluded definitively. Ocular lesions, such as congenital cataracts and spherophakia in neonates, may be important factors affecting survival in free-ranging animals. |
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