Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with swollen claw treated for sporotrichosis on Christmas tree
By Sykes, J E et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2001·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
PetCaseFinder translated the abstract of this peer-reviewed paper into plain English so pet owners can read it. We do not publish original research — every detail traces back to the citation above. How we work →
Original publication title: Itraconazole for treatment of sporotrichosis in a dog residing on a Christmas tree farm.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male Golden Retriever was diagnosed with sporotrichosis, a fungal infection, after showing symptoms for a month, including swelling around his claw and a lump on his leg. The dog had access to a Christmas tree farm, which may have contributed to his exposure to the fungus. The diagnosis was confirmed through a fungal culture, and treatment with itraconazole successfully resolved the infection. This case highlights the importance of considering environmental factors when diagnosing similar infections in pets.
People also search for: dog claw swelling · Golden Retriever fungal infection · itraconazole for dogs · dog skin lump treatment · sporotrichosis in dogs
Abstract
Sporotrichosis was diagnosed in a 2-year-old male Golden Retriever that was allowed to roam free on the owner's Christmas tree farm in Minnesota. Clinical signs had been evident for 1 month and included swelling of the claw bed of the third digit on the left forelimb and a fluctuant nodular lesion in the area of the left carpus. Few organisms were seen in affected tissues, and diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of results of fungal culture. The condition responded to treatment with itraconazole. Previous reports of sporotrichosis in dogs have described lesions that were distributed predominantly on the head, ears, and trunk. A history of exposure to environments that favor survival of the organism may be an important consideration when evaluating animals suspected to have sporotrichosis. To the authors' knowledge, use of itraconazole to treat a dog with sporotrichosis has not been reported previously.
Find similar cases for your pet
PetCaseFinder finds other peer-reviewed reports of pets with the same symptoms, plus a plain-English summary of what was tried across them.
Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11345307/