Listerial keratoconjunctivitis and uveitis (silage eye).
Listerial keratoconjunctivitis or silage eye has increasingly been reported in ruminants in recent years. Although the disease has always been associated with silage feeding, its cause, pathogenesis, and epidemiology remain to be fully disclosed. Clinical courses include signs of keratoconjunctivitis and uveitis and cases recover without any residual lesions after antibiotic therapy. More epidemiologic and clinical as well as experimental studies are required to determine this poorly defined condition so that preventive measures could be established.
Division of Veterinary Clinical Science, Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, 36100 Kars, Turkey. hmerdogan@hotmail.com
Hidayet Metin
HM
Erdogan
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007639:Keratoconjunctivitis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012820:Silage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents