Distichiasis in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

CAPM Verboven; S.C. Djajadiningrat-Laanen; W.J.P. Kitslaar; G.C.M. Grinwis; N.J. Schoemaker; M.H. Boevé

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Distichiasis in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

CAPM Verboven, S.C. Djajadiningrat-Laanen, W.J.P. Kitslaar, G.C.M. Grinwis, N.J. Schoemaker, M.H. Boevé

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A 4-year-old intact male ferret was presented to the Ophthalmology Service of the Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals of Utrecht University with chronic blepharospasm, epiphora, and conjunctivitis of the right eye. Examination of the eye revealed mild conjunctivitis and three hairs protruding from the openings of meibomian glands in the upper eyelid, providing the clinical diagnosis of distichiasis. The distichia were removed by transconjunctival unipolar electrocautery. Recovery was uneventful, but the original signs recurred 10 weeks after surgery. Ophthalmic examination revealed another distichia at a different location in the same eyelid and it was removed by full-thickness wedge excision. Histopathological examination failed to reveal the exact origin of the distichia. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of distichiasis in a ferret.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	290-293
Number of pages	4
Journal	Veterinary Ophthalmology
Volume	17
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/vop.12107
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014

Keywords

conjunctivitis
ectopic hair
eyelid
ferret

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Distichiasis in a ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

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