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Published on: December 15, 2023
Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis in a dog
Lana S Rothenburg1, Timothy A Snider2, Allison Wilson1
1Oklahoma State University, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, 2065 W Farm Road, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
Abstract:
Phaeohyphomycosis is a rare but emerging disease caused by dematiaceous fungi. Here we describe the case of an immunosuppressed dog with disseminated phaeohyphomycosis secondary to Bipolaris spicifera infection. Regionally extensive infiltration of the paw pads, skin, myocardium, liver, renal interstitium and diaphragm was identified on histopathology. Candida glabrata and Fusarium oxysporum were also cultured from multiple sites post-mortem. The dog was treated with fluconazole, itraconazole, terbinafine and liposomal amphotericin B, but was euthanized due to its poor prognosis after 12 days of therapy.
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