Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Scedosporium apiospermum keratomycosis in a dog.
- Journal:
- Veterinary ophthalmology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Newton, Emma J W
- Affiliation:
- Priory Veterinary Group · United Kingdom
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
A 6-year-old male castrated Norfolk Terrier dog was examined following a 21-day history of an increasingly painful eye. Examination revealed marked blepharospasm and purulent ocular discharge associated with an ulcerative keratitis. There was panstromal corneal opacity with raised gray to white lesions. Corneal cytology demonstrated branching septate fungal hyphae identified by polymerase chain reaction as Scedosporium apiospermum. Treatment with topical 1% voriconazole solution was successful in resolving the keratomycosis.
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