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. 2009 Jun 5:374–418. doi: 10.1016/B978-072160561-6.50021-6

Table 18-3.

Systemic Causes of Miscellaneous Conjunctival Disorders in the Dog

DISORDER CAUSES
Conjunctival hyperemia

  • Any cause of conjunctivitis

  • Blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatitidis)

  • Hyperlipidemia

  • Polycythemia

  • Masticatory myositis
Conjunctival/subconjunctival hemorrhage

  • Monocytic ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis)

  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Rickettsia rickettsii)

  • Thrombocytopenia

  • Thrombopathy (including von Willebrand's disease)

  • Anticoagulant poisoning

  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation