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Canine Bilateral Extraocular Polymyositis

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  • In Golden retrievers
  • Very rare
  • Clinical signs:
    • Acute bilateral exophthalmos
  • Involves only extraocular muscles except for retractor blbi
  • Grossly:
    • Swollen and pale extraocular muscles
  • Histologically:
    • Sterile myositis
    • Multifocal necrosis of myofibres
    • Lymphocytic, histiocytic and plasmacytic infiltrate with few neutrophils
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