Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with nasal and skin fungal infection from Italy
By Cafarchia, Claudia et al.·Published in Mycopathologia·2007·Dipartimento di Sanità, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Lymphocutaneous and nasal sporotrichosis in a dog from southern Italy: case report.
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Plain-English summary
A hunting dog in southern Italy had skin lesions that wouldn't heal for three months, along with nasal issues. Tests revealed a fungal infection called sporotrichosis, caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii. The dog was treated with an oral antifungal medication called itraconazole, but unfortunately, it passed away from unrelated causes before a full examination could be done.
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Abstract
Sporotrichosis is a chronic, granulomatous and usually lymphocutaneous infection of humans and animals caused by the dimorphic fungus, Sporothrix schenckii. This study reports a case of lymphocutaneous and nasal sporotrichosis in a hunting dog with a three month history of non-healing skin lesions. Cytological examination of nasal discharge and of the material collected from ulcerated skin surfaces showed a few cigar-shaped organisms within macrophages. Fungal cultures of nasal and ulcerated skin swabs yielded colonies of S. schenckii. The dog received oral itraconazole but died of unrelated causes. Necropsic examination was not performed.
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