Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Skin fungal infection causing swelling in a cat's paw
By Rosser, Edmund J·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2003·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cutaneous paecilomycosis in a cat.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A cat had a soft swelling on its left paw that lasted for two years. After surgery to remove the mass, tests showed it was caused by a fungus called Paecilomyces lilacinus. The vet treated the cat with an antifungal medication called itraconazole for a total of four months, which helped clear up the infection. Although the cat had a new swelling on its lip three months later, further surgery and continued treatment with itraconazole resolved the issue completely.
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Abstract
A cat was presented for a 2-year history of a recurrent, soft-tissue swelling of the left metacarpal region. The mass was excised and submitted for aerobic and anaerobic bacterial culture, fungal culture, and histopathological examination. Cultures revealed the organism Paecilomyces lilacinus, and histopathological examination showed a nodular mycotic granuloma. Itraconazole (10 mg/kg body weight, per os [PO], q 24 hours) was administered and continued for a total of 60 days, with a swelling of the upper lip occurring 3 months after the initial presentation. Subsequent surgical excisions and debridements along with treatment with itraconazole (20 mg/kg body weight, PO, q 24 hours) for a total of 4 months were curative.
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