Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Blastomyces fungus found in stool of dog with lung blastomycosis
By Baumgardner, D J & Paretsky, D P·Published in Journal of medical and veterinary mycology : bi-monthly publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology·1997·Department of Family Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Identification of Blastomyces dermatitidis in the stool of a dog with acute pulmonary blastomycosis.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old mixed-breed dog was diagnosed with acute pulmonary blastomycosis, a serious fungal infection affecting the lungs. The dog's stool was tested and showed the presence of the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, which can occur when the dog swallows infected material from its lungs. This finding highlights that the fungus can be found in the stool of dogs with this condition. Treatment typically involves antifungal medications, and with prompt care, many dogs can recover from this infection.
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Abstract
We report the identification of Blastomyces dermatitidis by microscopic examination of a direct faecal smear from a dog with pulmonary blastomycosis. A simultaneously obtained faecal culture grew Blastomyces dermatitidis. The fungus was also cultured from a transtracheal sample from this same dog. This report suggests that yeast-phase cells of B. dermatitidis may be recovered in the stool of dogs with pulmonary blastomycosis following transit through the gastrointestinal tract of swallowed infected sputum. Implications regarding the ecology of Blastomyces dermatitidis are discussed.
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