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Successful treatment of disseminated cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a dog
I M Swift1, A Griffin, M A Shipstone
1Queensland Veterinary Specialists, Stafford Heights QLD 4053, Australia.
Abstract:
A 7-year-old castrated male Whippet developed deep ulcerative skin lesions whilst receiving immunosuppressive doses of prednisolone and cyclosporine for the treatment of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia. The lesions were determined to be a phaeohyphomycosis, caused by Curvularia lunata. The dog was treated with a combination of systemic antifungals and weaning off immunosuppressants and made a complete recovery. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case report of the successful treatment of disseminated cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a dog.
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