Encephalitozoonosis (nosematosis) causing bilateral cataract in a rabbit.
Bilateral cataract due to a microsporidan believed to be Encephalitozoon cuniculi (also called Nosema cuniculi) is described as an incidental finding in a laboratory rabbit. The route of infection and the significance of the findings are discussed. This is apparently the first report of cataract due to this cause.
D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011817:Rabbits