A possible case of Lôbo's disease acquired in Europe from a bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

A granuloma of the skin of one hand, accompanied by supratrochlear lymphadenitis, became evident about 3 months after the patient, an aquarium attendant, had had occupational contact, in Europe, with a bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The dolphin, when caught in the Bay of Biscay, had granulomas of the skin: yeast-like organisms, morphologically indistinguishable from Loboa loboi, were found in a biopsy specimen. Identical organisms were present in the attendant's skin lesion and supratrochlear lymph node.