Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Oronasal blastomycosis causing mouth lesions in a golden retriever
By Parker, Kristen et al.·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2013·Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Oronasal blastomycosis in a golden retriever.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male golden retriever was diagnosed with oronasal blastomycosis, a fungal infection that affected his mouth and nose, and was initially mistaken for oral cancer. The dog showed symptoms that could be confused with tumors in the mouth. After starting treatment with itraconazole, a common antifungal medication, the dog showed significant improvement and was considered clinically cured.
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Abstract
Blastomycosis is one of the most common systemic fungal infections in dogs in North America Pulmonary manifestations are most common; localized disease is rare. A case of localized oronasal blastomycosis mimicking oral neoplasia is described. Long-term therapy with itraconazole resulted in clinical cure.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24155474/