title: Pyogranulomatous blepharitis in two dogs.
abstract: Two cases of pyogranulomatous blepharitis (inflammation of the lid margins) in the dalmatian are described. The diagnosis was confirmed on biopsy of the lid lesions. Bacteriology performed in one case was negative. Both cases responded to treatment: one responded well to a course of systemic steroids (prednisolone 1 mg/kg at a decreasing dose over three weeks), while the other, which was negative on culture, responded to a six-week course of cephalexin (30 mg/kg twice daily). This second dog also presented with a localised lymphadenopathy; the owner had suffered a similar reaction three years previously as a result of a penetrating injury by a pyracantha thorn.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Comparative Ophthalmology, Centre for Small Animal Studies, Animal Health Trust, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sansom
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heinrich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Featherstone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone