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Nasal infection with Scedosporium apiospermum in a dog
1Veterinary Specialist Group, 97 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. medicine@vsg.co.nz
Case History:
A 2-year-old female Siberian Husky was presented with a 6-month history of sneezing and mucous discharge from the right nostril.
Clinical Findings:
Reduced airflow through the right nostril was evident. Radiographs showed subtle loss of detail of turbinates within the right nasal chamber. Rhinoscopy revealed swollen and erythematous turbinates and a white mass within the caudal aspect of the right nasal cavity. Histopathologically, there was a heavy mixed inflammatory infiltrate in the submuscosa of the right turbinate, and the presence of fungal hyphae and spores in the white mass. A heavy growth of Scedosporium apiospermum was cultured from the mass.
Diagnosis:
Chronic rhinitis of the right nasal cavity and infection with S. apiospermum.
Clinical Relevance:
This is the first reported case of S. apiospermum isolated from the nasal cavity of a dog in New Zealand. Fungal culture is necessary to differentiate this fungus from Aspergillus spp.
