Colonization of a bovine burn wound by Trichosporon beigelii

Trichosporon beigelii, an emerging opportunistically zoopathogenic fungus, was demonstrated both by culture and by direct microscopy in the chronic, ulcerated burn wound of a 3-month-old Jersey cow. The fungus was probably limited to the cutaneous tissues since it was not isolated from blood, urine or faeces, nor from nasal, eye or ear swabs. It is suggested that etiological significance of Tr. beigelii should be considered when the organism is isolated from animals that are immunosuppressed either due to some underlying disease or due to the prolonged use of cytotoxic drugs.