Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Feline cutaneous histoplasmosis: The first case report from Thailand
- Journal:
- Medical Mycology Case Reports
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- L. Larsuprom et al.
- Affiliation:
- Dermatology Unit, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Thailand · NL
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
A 2-year-old, neutered female domestic shorthaired cat presented with a history of multiple papules and nodules on pinnae, nodules on the nose, and chronic wound at the lateral surface of left radial area for four months. Skin biopsy demonstrated moderate numbers of small, oval-to-round, single-walled yeasts inside the macrophages. In addition, PCR confirmed the sequence of Histoplasma capsulatum. This is the first case report of feline cutaneous histoplasmosis in Thailand. Keywords: Histoplasmosis, Feline, Cutaneous, Thailand
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Search related cases →Original publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.07.008