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Veterinary Pathology, Vol 32, Issue 5 540-542, Copyright © 1995 by American College of Veterinary Pathologists

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Ocular Halicephalobus (syn. Micronema) deletrix in a horse

D. S. Rames, D. K. Miller, R. Barthel, T. M. Craig, J. Dziezyc, R. G. Helman and R. Mealey

Ocular contents from a horse with a 4-week history of severe unilateral uveitis were submitted for histopathologic examination. A severe unilateral granulomatous chorioretinitis with intralesional Halicephalobus deletrix was diagnosed. The horse developed progressive neurologic signs several days following the surgery to remove ocular contents and implant a prosthesis and was subsequently euthanatized. A severe multifocal granulomatous encephalitis with intralesional H. deletrix, localized primarily to the optic chiasm, thalamus, and brain stem, was diagnosed from tissues acquired at necropsy. The other eye was not affected. This is the first report of ocular parasitism by H. deletrix and suggests possible systemic dissemination from a primary site in the eye.


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