論文

査読有り
2013年1月

Equine keratomycosis in Japan

Veterinary Ophthalmology
  • Shinya Wada
  • ,
  • Seiji Hobo
  • ,
  • Hirotaka Ode
  • ,
  • Hidekazu Niwa
  • ,
  • Hidekazu Moriyama

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開始ページ
1
終了ページ
9
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1111/j.1463-5224.2012.01004.x
出版者・発行元
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Objective To describe the incidence, clinical progress, visual outcome, and laboratory findings of equine keratomycosis in Japan. Procedure Retrospective study of the medical records of horses clinically and mycologically diagnosed with keratomycosis at the Equine Hospitals of the Japan Racing Association from 2005 to 2011. Results The diagnosis of keratomycosis was confirmed in eight horses (40.0% of the 20 horses with infectious keratitis from which fungi and/or bacteria were isolated). Fungi recovered from corneal swabs were identified as Aspergillus flavus (4), Aspergillus niger (1), Fusarium solani (1), and Mortierella wolfii (2). All horses were treated medically with topical antifungals, and one horse was also treated surgically. The median of treatment period was 40days. Two horses were rendered blind in the affected eye and the others retained vision. Conclusions Equine keratomycosis comprises a considerable portion of infectious keratitis in Japan, and the causative fungi that we isolated had been isolated previously from horses with keratomycosis in other regions with the exception of M. wolfii. Culture and cytological examination of corneal lesions should be immediately performed on eyes with signs of keratitis, particularly on those not improving with antibacterial medication, as early initiation of aggressive antifungal treatment tended to result in better outcome and shorter treatment period. © 2012 American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-5224.2012.01004.x
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22372681
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2012.01004.x
  • ISSN : 1463-5216
  • ISSN : 1463-5224
  • PubMed ID : 22372681
  • SCOPUS ID : 84872160780

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