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Unilateral exophthalmos (Wagner F et al 2005) may be caused by:
 
Unilateral exophthalmos (Wagner F et al 2005) may be caused by:
 
*Orbital abscesses (is this the same as retrobulbar abscesses)
 
*Orbital abscesses (is this the same as retrobulbar abscesses)
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*Wagner F et al (2005): Recurrent bilateral exophthalmos associated with metastatic carcinoma in a pet rabbit. Journal of Small Animal Practice 46, 393-397
 
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Revision as of 14:07, 24 May 2011

Introduction

Unilateral exophthalmos (Wagner F et al 2005) may be caused by:

  • Orbital abscesses (is this the same as retrobulbar abscesses)
  • Orbital cellulites
  • Orbital cysts
  • Retrobulbar fat prolapse
  • Salivary mucocoele
  • Orbital neoplasia
  • Taenia serialis - coenurosis

Bilateral exophthalmos may be caused by, I assume, the above occurring bilaterally and also by:

  • Thymoma (Vernaue et al 1995)
  • Mediastinal lymphoma (Wagner F et al 2005)

References

  • Vernaue et al (1995): Thymoma in a geriatric rabbit with hypercalcaemia and periodic exophthalmia J Am Vet Med Assoc 206 820-822
  • Wagner F et al (2005): Recurrent bilateral exophthalmos associated with metastatic carcinoma in a pet rabbit. Journal of Small Animal Practice 46, 393-397