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==Causes==

==Causes==

In rabbits, unilateral exophthalmos may be caused by:

In rabbits, unilateral exophthalmos may be caused by:

 

:'''Retrobulbar abscess''': [[Pasteurellosis - Rabbit|''Pasteurella'']] has frequently been implicated as the cause of these abscesses, although culture is rarely performed. Due to the '''close apposition of the globe to the posterior dental molar roots''', dental disease and root infection can lead to severe exophthalmos.

'''Retrobulbar abscess''': [[Pasteurellosis - Rabbit|''Pasteurella'']] has frequently been implicated as the cause of these abscesses, although culture is rarely performed. Due to the '''close apposition of the globe to the posterior dental molar roots''', dental disease and root infection can lead to severe exophthalmos.

:'''Orbital cellulitis'''

 

:'''Orbital cyst'''

'''Orbital cellulitis'''

:'''Retrobulbar fat prolapse'''

 

:'''Salivary mucocoele'''

'''Orbital cyst'''

:'''Retrobulbar neoplasia'''

 

:'''''[[Taenia serialis]]''''' - coenurosis

'''Retrobulbar fat prolapse'''

 

'''Salivary mucocoele'''

 

'''Retrobulbar neoplasia'''

 

'''''Taenia serialis''''' - coenurosis

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

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

 

:'''Thymoma'''

'''Thymoma'''

:'''Mediastinal lymphoma'''

 

:'''Long-term external jugular catheter placement'''

'''Mediastinal lymphoma'''

 

'''Long-term external jugular catheter placement'''

These are as a consequence of '''increased pressure on the jugular vein'''.

These are as a consequence of '''increased pressure on the jugular vein'''.

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[[Category:Expert Review - Exotics]]

 

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[[Category:Rabbit Opthalmology]]

[[Category:Rabbit Opthalmology]]