title: Detection of iron in a blackish lesion in a case of feline corneal sequestration.
abstract: Qualitative and quantitative analyses showed that there was iron (Fe) in a blackish lesion removed from a cat with severe corneal sequestration. Chromatic compound did not extract. The Fe content of the lesion was about 100 times higher than that of a normal cornea, as measured by X-ray fluorescence. Results of other chemical analyses indicated that the Fe in the blackish cornea was not derived from blood in the neovascularized limbus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ejima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kajigaya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases; D002415:Cats; D003315:Cornea / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D007501:Iron