Uveitis in a camel – a clinical case

Jacek Madany

Akademia Rolnicza w Lublinie

Hubert Nowakowski

Akademia Rolnicza w Lublinie

Andrzej Pępiak

Klinika Zwierzt Domowych, ul. Łubinowa 17, 70-784 Szczecin

Sławomir Paśko

Klinika Zwierzt Domowych, ul. Łubinowa 17, 70-784 Szczecin

Abstrakt

Inflammation of the uveal tract (uveitis anterior or posterior) is an serious disease of the eye, leading in many causes to blindness. The article presents a clinical case of uveitis in a circus camel. Characteristics of the disease, diagnostics, clinical signs and therapy course are described in the article. Moderate uveitis anterior in a camel of traumatic origin is a real proof of possible uveitis occurrence in breeds different from cats, dogs and horses as most often described.

Słowa kluczowe:

camel, uveitis