Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with swollen lymph nodes infected by Oxyporus corticola fungus
By Miller, Sybille A et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc·2012·Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine at The LifeCentre, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Isolation and sequence-based identification of Oxyporus corticola from a dog with generalized lymphadenopathy.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Beagle was brought to the vet with swollen lymph nodes all over its body, a condition known as generalized lymphadenopathy. Tests revealed that the dog was infected with a rare fungus called Oxyporus corticola, which had not been previously reported as a cause of illness in dogs. This type of infection is unusual, and the specific risk factors for it are still unclear. The dog received treatment for the fungal infection, and further details on the outcome were not provided.
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Abstract
The present case report describes isolation of the fungus Oxyporus corticola from multiple lymphocutaneous tissues of a Beagle dog. Until recently, this fungus had not been reported in the human or veterinary medical literature as a cause of animal disease. A single previous report also involved infection in a German Shepherd Dog, a breed with reported increased susceptibility to disseminated fungal infection and dysfunctional immune response. Isolates were non-sporulating and required molecular identification methods for prompt differentiation from other fungal pathogens. Risk factors for infection with O. corticola are unknown.
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