Mucormicosys due to Saksenaea vasiformis in a dog

REYNALDI FJ.; GIACOBONI G.; CÓRDOBA SB.; ROMERO J.; REINOSO EH.; ABRANTES R.

Medical Micology Case Reports

Elsevier

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2017 vol. 16 p. 4 - 7

2211-7539

A 2-year-old female Border collie was examined for dermatitis with apartial alopecic zone around her left front member. Six months later thelesion became swollen, alopecic with ulcerated areas. Microscopyanalysis of samples showed numerous non-septate, branching, thinwalledand irregular shaped hyphal elements. Fungal cultures andmolecular studies identified Saksenaea vasiformis. Treatments withgriseofulvin, itraconazole and surgical debridement were used,however, fourteen months later the dog was euthanatized because ofthe unfavorable clinical outcome