Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with fungal jaw bone infection treated with surgery
By Block, Katherine & Battig, Jean·Published in Journal of veterinary dentistry·2017·1 Animal Dental Clinic NW, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cryptococcal Maxillary Osteomyelitis and Osteonecrosis in a 18-Month-Old Dog.
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Plain-English summary
An 18-month-old neutered male labradoodle was brought to the vet for a serious bone infection in his jaw, known as maxillary osteomyelitis, caused by a fungus called Cryptococcus. The vet performed surgery to remove the infected bone and treated the dog with a medication called fluconazole. After eight months of treatment, the dog tested negative for the infection and showed no signs of being sick, which is unusual for this type of infection. This case highlights a specific fungal outbreak affecting dogs in the Pacific Northwest.
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Abstract
An 18-month-old neutered male labradoodle was treated with surgical debridement for maxillary osteomyelitis and sequestrum formation. Histopathologic findings of the necrotic bone were consistent with Cryptococcus subspecies, confirmed with latex agglutination serum titer testing. The patient responded to a combination of fluconazole and surgical debridement and was titer negative after 8 months of medical therapy. The patient never exhibited signs of systemic illness which is commonly reported with cryptococcosis. Cryptococcus subspecies infection in dogs in the Pacific Northwest is part of an ongoing outbreak in the region, first reported in 2001, and is associated with specific risk factors. This is the first published case of oral cryptococcosis from primary inoculation.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28631547/