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SEVERE BILATERAL CORNEAL DERMOID CYST WITH NASAL HYPERPLASTIC TISSUE IN A CALF

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Dermoid cyst is an uncommon developmental anomaly usually congenital or hereditary in nature which can result from either defective genetics or from a genetic insult/agent that's associated with the fetal environment or from their interaction. Dermoid cysts and congenital diseases are not most common in Bangladesh and the economic effect of congenital defects is not as high as compare with that of other diseases that have high economic effects. The main objective of this study is to report severe bilateral corneal dermoid with nasal hyperplastic tissue in a calf and its therapeutic measurements attended in veterinary teaching hospital, BAU.
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Bangl. J. Vet. Med. (2016). 14 (2): 199-201 ISSN: 1729-7893 (Print), 2308-0922 (Online)
SEVERE BILATERAL CORNEAL DERMOID CYST WITH NASAL HYPERPLASTIC
TISSUE IN A CALF
M. A. Hashim1, N. M. Shafy2, M. K. S. A. Millat2, P. K. Bhattacharjee2, B. S. Ahmed2, R. R. Sarker2 and
M. S. Rahman2*
1Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, 2Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh
Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
ABSTRACT
Dermoid cyst is an uncommon developmental anomaly usually congenital or hereditary in nature which can result from
either defective genetics or from a genetic insult/agent that's associated with the fetal environment or from their interaction.
Dermoid cysts and congenital diseases are not most common in Bangladesh and the economic effect of congenital defects is
not as high as compare with that of other diseases that have high economic effects. The main objective of this study is to report
severe bilateral corneal dermoid with nasal hyperplastic tissue in a calf and its therapeutic measurements attended in
veterinary teaching hospital, BAU.
Key words: Congenital, bilateral, dermoid cyst, hyperplastic tissue, calf
INTRODUCTION
Congenital means present at birth and is not synonymous with hereditary (Samad, 2008). Ocular dermoid is a
skin or skin-like appendage usually arising on the limbus, conjunctivae, and cornea that may be unilateral or
bilateral and associated with other ocular manifestation or with other malformations. Hair from the lesions is
predominantly responsible for the associated irritation resulting in chronic inflammation of the conjunctivae and
cornea and may cause visual impairment (Barkyoumb and Leipold, 1984; Greene et al., 1973; Moore et al.,
1999). Dermoids may affect the eyelids, conjunctiva, nictitans, sclera and cornea (Lawson, 1975) and most
commonly present unilaterally. Bilateral ocular dermoids have been reported in cattle (Barkyoumb and Leipold,
1984; Yeruham et al., 2002) and in camel (Moore et al., 1999). Ocular dermoids are rare in cattle, with the
prevalence estimated between 0.002% and 0.4% (Yeruham et al., 2002). A study on bovine congenital defects
was carried out in Bangladesh and ocular system was recorded including dermoid cyst (7.14%) (Hasan et al.,
2015; Samad, 2002). This paper reports a case of bilateral large dermoid cyst and nasal hyperplastic tissue in a
calf.
CASE HISTORY
A two days old calf had been admitted at veterinary teaching hospital, Faculty of veterinary science,
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh with a complain of difficulty vision with extra growth of
conjunctiva with an abnormal appearance of both eyes and difficulty in breathing with a sign of open mouth
breathing since birth. A large fleshy mass was attached to the cornea and sclera with a large number of
temporally and superiorly directed hairs arising from the surface of the mass resulting blindness and continuous
lacrimation. An overgrowth in nostril resulting difficulty in breathing and open mouth breathing. The clinical
diagnosis was bilateral corneal dermoids and nasal hyperplastic tissue.
The calf was admitted to the veterinary teaching hospital after initial examination. The calf weighed 25kg, was
in good bodily condition and no other abnormalities were detected on physical examination.
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TREATMENT
After clinical examination, calf was prepared for surgical excision of dermoid cysts. As the calf was 2 days old
the operation was performed in two successive attempts of 7 days apart instead of both eyes at a time. The
operation site was prepared for aseptic surgery by shaving, scrubbing and application of mild antiseptic solution.
The calf was sedated with Diazepam 10mg (Sedil®, Square Pharmaceuticals,Dhaka, Bangladesh) 2 mL ampoule,
IM and restrained on table in lateral recumbency. Auriculopalpebral and Peterson nerve was blocked by local
infiltration with 2% lignocaine hydrochloride (Jasocaine®, Jayson Pharmaceuticals, Dhaka, Bangladesh) 5 mL.
The cysts were excised by superficial lamellar keratectomy that was extended into the third eyelid, medial
canthus, eyelid and bulbar conjunctiva. Cysts were carefully dissected from all adherent areas, stalks were ligated
with chromic catgut (No. 1). The nasal masses were excised with first eye operation.
Figure1. Surgical correction of dermoid cyst: (A). Severe Dermoid cyst in calf, (B). Nasal Hyperplastic tissue,
(C). After surgery
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Severe bilateral corneal dermoid cyst in a calf
POSTOPERATIVE TREATMENT AND FOLLOW UP
Systemic amoxicillin 100mg/mL (Moxacil vet®) 2 mL 48 hours interval were administered IM for five days in
addition to a local antibiotic and anti-inflammatory (for eye instillation). The calf recovered uneventfully. The
calf was again examined after one month for rule out any reoccurrence. Re-examination after one month did not
reveal any re-occurrence of dermoid cysts.
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... Dermoids are most commonly seen over lateral canthus, medial canthus, limbus, conjunctiva, nictitans, sclera, cornea ( fig.11a, b) and eyelid. It may be found associated with other ocular manifestation like congenital corneal opacity, which have been described in Holsteins as recessive condition by Deas in 1959 [16] or with other malformations like nasal hyperplastic tissue which was reported by Hashim et al. (2016) [28] in a calf. It can be unilateral or bilateral but most commonly it is reported in one eye (Williams and Gelattk, 1981) [67] . ...
... Dermoids are most commonly seen over lateral canthus, medial canthus, limbus, conjunctiva, nictitans, sclera, cornea ( fig.11a, b) and eyelid. It may be found associated with other ocular manifestation like congenital corneal opacity, which have been described in Holsteins as recessive condition by Deas in 1959 [16] or with other malformations like nasal hyperplastic tissue which was reported by Hashim et al. (2016) [28] in a calf. It can be unilateral or bilateral but most commonly it is reported in one eye (Williams and Gelattk, 1981) [67] . ...
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