Disseminated Phaeohyphomycosis in a Dog

Publication date: Available online 24 February 2017
Source:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Author(s): Lana S. Rothenburg, Timothy A. Snider, Allison Wilson, Anthony W. Confer, Akhilesh Ramachandran, Rinosh Mani, Theresa Rizzi, Laura Nafe
Phaeohyphomycosis is a rare but emerging disease caused by dematiaceous fungi. Here we describe the case of an immunosuppressed dog with disseminated phaeohyphomycosis secondary to Bipolaris spicifera infection. Regionally extensive infiltration of the paw pads, skin, myocardium, liver, renal interstitium and diaphragm was identified on histopathology. Candida glabrata and Fusarium oxysporum were also cultured from multiple sites post-mortem. The dog was treated with fluconazole, itraconazole, terbinafine and liposomal amphotericin B, but was euthanized due to its poor prognosis after 12 days of therapy.



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