• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Disseminated Aspergillus citrinoterreus and concurrent localized dermal phaeohyphomycosis in an immunosuppressed dog
  • Beteiligte: Sender, David; Hulsey, Benjamin; Cañete‐Gibas, Connie; Wiederhold, Nathan; Lee, Jung Keun; Finley, Abigail; Cruz, Catherine; White, Mary E.
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 2024
  • Erschienen in: Clinical Case Reports
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7573
  • ISSN: 2050-0904
  • Schlagwörter: General Medicine
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:sec><jats:title>Key Clinical message</jats:title><jats:p>We report on a dog with immune‐mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) treated with immunomodulatory therapy that developed phaeohyphomycosis and <jats:italic>Aspergillus citrinoterreus</jats:italic> infections. This is the first reported case of <jats:italic>A. citrinoterreus</jats:italic> in dogs. It details cytological and microbiological findings leading to diagnosis and highlights the importance of investigating new lesions in immunocompromised patients.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>A 5‐year‐old Staffordshire terrier mix treated with immunosuppressive therapy for IMHA was diagnosed with concurrent disseminated <jats:italic>A. citrinoterreus</jats:italic> and localized <jats:italic>Curvularia lunata</jats:italic> infections. This case highlights the potential development of multiple concurrent opportunistic fungal infections and is the first reported case of <jats:italic>A. citrinoterreus</jats:italic> infection in a dog.</jats:p></jats:sec>
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