Abstract
Phacoemulsification was performed on a New Zealand White rabbit with slowly progressive unilateral phacoclastic uveitis and cataract formation. The irrigating solution with lenticular contents were centrifuged and examined cytologically using Weber's chromotrope-based stain. Microsporidial spores were observed and positively identified as Encephalitozoon cuniculi via polymerase chain reaction. More than 1 year following surgical therapy, the rabbit is visual and comfortable without medications.
MeSH terms
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Albendazole / therapeutic use
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Animals
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Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
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Cataract / complications
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Cataract / diagnosis
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Cataract / veterinary*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi / genetics
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi / isolation & purification
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Encephalitozoonosis / complications
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Encephalitozoonosis / diagnosis
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Encephalitozoonosis / veterinary*
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Eye Diseases / diagnosis*
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Eye Diseases / drug therapy
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Eye Diseases / pathology
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Eye Diseases / surgery*
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Female
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Phacoemulsification / veterinary*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
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Rabbits*
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Uveitis / complications
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Uveitis / diagnosis
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Uveitis / surgery
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Uveitis / veterinary*
Substances
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Antiprotozoal Agents
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Albendazole