Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Beyond conventional approaches: Enhancing photodynamic therapy for refractory feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis
- Journal:
- Medical Mycology Case Reports
- Year:
- 2024
- Authors:
- Mariana Lucy Mesquita Ramos et al.
- Affiliation:
- Laboratório de Biofísica de Fungos, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil · NL
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Male cat, 2 years old, with a refractory infection by Sporothrix brasiliensis, presents a single nodular lesion in the left auricular pavilion. To confirm the diagnosis, cytology, fungal culture, antifungal susceptibility test, molecular analysis, and, to aid in the differential diagnosis, bacterial culture, antibiogram, and histopathology of the lesion were performed. In the absence of therapeutic success with conventional antifungals, photodynamic therapy (PDT) was introduced, demonstrating a satisfactory response in the sixth treatment session.
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Search related cases →Original publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2024.100642