Disseminated Conidiobolus incongruus in a dog: A case report and literature review

oleh: Paige E. Mackey, Katharine G. Cappe, Rinosh Mani, Lana Rothenburg, Deanna A. Sutton, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Jonathan Lindner, Akhilesh Ramachandran, Corey R. Wall, Timothy Snider

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2015-06-01

Deskripsi

Conidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal disease of both humans and animals, occurring mainly in tropical and subtropical climates. We describe a disseminated fungal infection in a young, apparently immunocompetent dog who initially presented for antibiotic resistant pneumonia. Histopathology and mycology identified a Conidiobolus sp., further confirmed as Conidiobolus incongruus through DNA sequencing of D1/D2 regions. This is the first report of this species causing disease in dogs and the fifth reported infection in animals.