title: Orbital cellulitis and intraocular abscess caused by migrating grass in a cat.
abstract: We report an unusual case of orbital cellulitis in a cat. Drainage via the pterygopalatine fossa and medical treatment were performed. Failure of resolution and loss of ocular structure and visual function with a poor prognosis led to enucleation. During surgery, plant material and purulent exudate were present in the orbit. Histopathology showed an intraocular foreign body of grass that had migrated through the sclera causing a suprachoroidal abscess with choroidal and retinal detachment.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Murcia, Spain. mctovar@um.es
authors.forename: Mari Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tovar
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huguet
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gomezi
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005123:Eye / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015353:Eye Enucleation / Q000662:veterinary; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000662:veterinary*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006109:Poaceae; D014463:Ultrasonography