Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with rare Tropicoporus tropicalis fungal infection in lymph nodes
By Hevia, Alejandra et al.·Published in Mycopathologia·2019·Departamento Micologí·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Mycosis Due to Tropicoporus tropicalis (= Inonotus tropicalis) in a Domestic Dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old female mongrel dog was brought in with swollen lymph nodes, which were found to have fungal lesions. Tests identified the fungus as Tropicoporus tropicalis, a rare cause of infection in pets. The dog was treated with itraconazole, an antifungal medication, but unfortunately, her condition did not improve, and she was euthanized six months later. This case highlights the need for advanced testing to identify uncommon fungal infections in animals.
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Abstract
Mycelial basidiomycetes rarely produce mycoses in animals including humans. We report a case of a 9-year-old female mongrel dog with lesions in the prescapular lymph nodes. The histopathology of a lymph node sample showed flexuous septate hyphae, and a sterile mold grew in culture from that specimen. DNA sequencing of the ITS region allowed us to identify the fungus as Tropicoporus tropicalis. The dog was treated with itraconazole, but it was euthanized six months later due to an unfavorable clinical outcome. Tropicoporus tropicalis is an infrequent pathogen of pets, and the use of molecular tools is needed for its identification. Animal infections due to T. tropicalis were not previously been reported in Argentina.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31376041/