[Calcitriol induced hypercalcemia in a hunting dog with a disseminated Paecilomyces variotii infection]
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C Weingart1, J Raila2, A Lübke-Becker3
1Klinik für kleine Haustiere, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Freie Universität Berlin.
Introduction:
A 5-year old hunting dog was presented with reduced appetite, weight loss and polyuria/polydipsia. Hematology and clinical chemistry revealed anemia, leukocytosis, increased liver enzymes, hypoalbuminemia and hypercalcemia. The cytological, pathohistological and microbiological examination identified a disseminated infection with the saprophytic mould fungus Paecilomyces variotii in the biopsies of the spleen and a lymph node. Determination of vitamin D metabolites confirmed a calcitriol induced hypercalcemia.
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