Donnelly, T. M.: Encephalitozoon cuniculi-Associated Phacoclastic Uveitis in the Rabbit: A Review

Thomas M. Donnelly, BVSc: Encephalitozoon cuniculi-Associated Phacoclastic Uveitis in the Rabbit: A Review.
In: EXOTIC MAMMAL. MEDICINE & SURGERY. VOLUME 1.1 JUNE 2003

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Zitat :

In 1993,Wolfer et al1 diagnosed spontaneous lens capsule rupture and resultant phacoclastic
uveitis (lens rupture uveitis) in eight dwarf rabbits. On histopathology, the lenses of six of the eight dwarf rabbits contained intralenticular organisms interpreted to be Encephalitozoon cuniculi, a microsporidian parasite. Case reports since 1993 have described phacoclastic uveitis due to E. cuniculi in young (<2 years of age) dwarf rabbits (with no apparent sex predilection) without a history of ocular trauma.2–5 Meyer-Breckwoldt6 reviewed case histories of 200 pet dwarf rabbits brought to the Small Animal Clinic of the Hannover Veterinary School, Germany, in 1995 and 1996. She found 84 rabbits (42%) had antibodies to E. cuniculi, and 50 (25%) had various disorders, while the remaining rabbits were healthy. [...]