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Provedor de dados: 	45	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Microalterations in the third eyelid gland of dogs with keratoconjunctivits sicca secondary to distemper	
Autores: 	Brito,F.L.C.; Silva Júnior,V.A.; Maia,F.C.L.; Pereira Junior,J.R.; Laus,J.L.	
Data: 	2007-04-01	
Ano: 	2007	
Palavras-chave: 	Dog; Distemper; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Third eyelid gland.	
Resumo: 	Keratoconjunctivitis sicca is characterized by qualitative or quantitative abnormalities in the aqueous component of the tear film and is frequent in dogs with distemper. Twenty-eight third eyelid glands of end-stage dogs that died from distemper were analyzed by light microscopy. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca was diagnosed based on ophthalmic findings regarding alterations in the ocular surface and by the Schirmer tear test. The excised glands were fixed in 10% buffered formalin and processed for embedding in paraffin. The blocks were cut into 4µm sections and the sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and Masson's trichrome. Analysis revealed tubuloacinar gland atrophy, thickening of connective tissue, and mild to intense inflammatory exudation mainly characterized by the presence of plasma cells and histiocytes and by compensatory hypertrophy of some glands. The glandular lumen was hypertrophied and contained shedded epithelial cells, polymorphonuclear cells and red blood cells, in addition to mucus.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352007000200011	
Editor: 	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Veterinária	
Relação: 	10.1590/S0102-09352007000200011	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia  v.59 n.2 2007	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess