Keratoconjunctivitis sicca associated with fracture of the stylohyoid bone in a horse

1989/01/15 by Shauna L. Spurlock, Gareth H. Spurlock, Michael J. Wise +1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders #Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies #Genital Health and Disease

paper · doi:10.2460/javma.1989.194.02.258

Abstract

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca developed in a mare with fracture of the stylohyoid bone. Treatment was directed at preserving the health of the globe while local inflammation at the fracture site was resolved.

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