Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with paw infection caused by Pichia jadinii fungus
By Pieper, Jason & Piccione, Michelle·Published in Veterinary Record Case Reports·2017·Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign Urbana Illinois USA, United States·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Canine pododermatitis caused by Pichia jadinii
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male mixed breed dog was brought to the vet for a skin problem on his left front paw, which was swollen and red, especially between his toes. After taking a sample from the affected area, the vet discovered a fungal infection caused by Pichia jadinii. The dog was treated with an antifungal medication called ketoconazole, and within eight weeks, the skin issue cleared up completely. The treatment was stopped after three months, and the dog did not have any further problems for a year.
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Abstract
A five‐year‐old male neutered mixed breed dog was presented with asymmetric pododermatitis. The left front paw was characterised by interdigital hyperplasia and erythema, particularly between the third and fourth digits on the palmar aspect. The area was sampled with a 6‐mm punch biopsy for histopathological evaluation, aerobic culture and anaerobic culture. Histopathology from the footpad lesion revealed pyogranulomatous dermatitis and panniculitis. Periodic acid‐Schiff (PAS) stain of the tissues revealed several hair shafts containing PAS‐positive hyphae. Fungal PCR was positive and the fungal organism was identified as Pichia jadinii by DNA sequencing. The dog was treated systemically with the antifungal ketoconazole. After initiation of therapy the lesion resolved within eight weeks; the ketoconazole was discontinued after three months and no relapse was seen over the following year. P jadinii should be considered as a differential diagnosis for pododermatitis in dogs. Identification via PCR and DNA sequencing may be needed to identify this organism.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2017-000487