Congenital dermoid in a cat

Authors: Johnstone AC, Jones BR, Labuc RH
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 33, Issue 9, pp 154-155, Sep 1985
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal
Subject Terms: Congenital disease, Eye/opthalmology, Genetics, Inherited disease/conditions, Clinical examination
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Congenital dermoid in the domestic cat has been reported in the veterinary literature. The lesion is a congenital embryological defect of the ocular tissues, involving the cornea, conjunctiva, nictitating membrane and eyelids, either alone or in combination. The dermoid consists of fibrous tissue and fat covered by skin which may contain hair follicles, sebaceous glands and sweat glands. Animals with congenital dermoid may show no clinical signs but where the cornea is injured by hairs from the dermoid ocular discharge blepharospasm and corneal ulceration may be seen. An eight-week-old malt domestic short-haired cat was prcscntcd with a history of ocular discharge for two weeks. The eye had been treated by the owner with warm saline washes for the previous week without improvement in the condition…

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