Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with oral fungal ulcer on hard palate treated with itraconazole
By Bauer, Rudy et al.·Published in Veterinary dermatology·1997·School of Veterinary Medicine, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Oral conidiobolomycosis in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 1.5-year-old German Shepherd was brought to the vet with a large, painful ulcer in its mouth. The vet diagnosed the dog with a fungal infection called conidiobolomycosis, which was confirmed through lab tests. To treat the infection, the dog was given a medication called itraconazole for about two months. After the treatment, the ulcer healed completely, and the dog showed no further signs of the infection.
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Abstract
Conidiobolomycosis was diagnosed via culture from an oral lesion in a 1.5-year-old German Shepherd dog. Clinically, the lesion consisted of a large, irregularly shaped, ulcerative focus on the caudal hard palate. Microscopically, the lesion was characterized by an eosinophilic granulomatous stomatitis with hyphal organisms surrounded by eosinophilic sleeves (Splendore-Hoeppli material) suggestive of an entomophthoramycosis. The fungus was cultured and identified with features consistent with Conidiobolus sp. Treatment with itraconazole at 10 mg kgtwice daily for 61 days resulted in clinical and radiographic resolution of the lesion.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34645066/