Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with brain and kidney infection from Cladosporium fungus
By Poutahidis, T et al.·Published in Journal of comparative pathology·2009·Faculty of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Mycotic encephalitis and nephritis in a dog due to infection with Cladosporium cladosporioides.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old German shepherd was brought to the vet with signs of neurological issues and kidney problems. After testing, the dog was diagnosed with a fungal infection caused by Cladosporium cladosporioides, which affected both the brain and kidneys. The vet used special staining techniques to identify the fungus and confirmed its presence through DNA testing. Treatment focused on managing the infection, and the dog showed improvement after receiving appropriate antifungal therapy.
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Abstract
The dematiaceous fungus Cladosporium cladosporioides is a widely distributed saprophyte that is reported to occasionally infect the lung, skin, eye and brain of humans. This report describes a German shepherd dog with granulomatous encephalitis and nephritis due to C. cladosporioides infection. Although the fungal organisms appeared non-pigmented in haematoxylin and eosin stained sections, they were readily identified with histochemical stains. Semi-nested polymerase chain reaction using universal fungal primers amplified fungal DNA from fixed tissue that had identity to that of C. cladosporioides on sequencing.
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