Intraocular melanoma in an alpaca

A case of primary intraocular melanoma in an alpaca is reported. This patient also presented with a mild normocytic, normochromic anemia and hypoproteinemia. These can be markers of an immunodeficiency syndrome associated with llamas. Although this patient did not appear to have clinical signs of th...

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Published inVeterinary ophthalmology Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 193 - 196
Main Authors Hamor, R.E, Severin, G.A, Roberts, S.M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 1999
Subjects
alpacas
anatomy and morphology
basal lacrimal secretion
biomarkers
case studies
clinical aspects
corneal epitheliopathy
dog
epiphora
eye diseases
eyes
fluorescein
histology
immunosuppression (physiological)
melanoma
new host records
rose Bengal
Schirmer tear tests
symptoms
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Summary:A case of primary intraocular melanoma in an alpaca is reported. This patient also presented with a mild normocytic, normochromic anemia and hypoproteinemia. These can be markers of an immunodeficiency syndrome associated with llamas. Although this patient did not appear to have clinical signs of this syndrome, its presence needed to be ruled out as animals affected with this syndrome are subject to recurrent severe debilitating diseases and death. To our knowledge, intraocular melanoma has not been previously reported in an alpaca.
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ISSN:1463-5216
1463-5224
DOI:10.1046/j.1463-5224.1999.00075.x