Insect defensive spray-induced keratitis in a dog.
Ulcerative keratitis was seen in a dog after it had been sprayed in the face by the larger striped walking stick, Anisomorpha buprestoides. This insect has defensive glands from which it can spray a secretion that is lachrymogenic and irritating.
Dziezyc
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Department of Comparative Ophthalmology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610.
D000336:Aerosols; D000818:Animals; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D009987:Orthoptera; D014118:Toxins, Biological
D000336:Aerosols; D014118:Toxins, Biological