Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2437567 | Journal of Comparative Pathology | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryNasal and cutaneous aspergillosis is reported in an adult goat. The clinical signs were severe respiratory distress due to partial nasal obstruction, bilateral mucopurulent nasal discharge, skin nodules on the ears and dorsal nasal region and focal depigmentation of the ventral commissure of the right nostril. At necropsy examination, sagittal sectioning of the head revealed a yellow irregular mass extending from the nasal vestibule to the frontal portion of the nasal cavity. Microscopically, there was pyogranulomatous rhinitis and dermatitis, with numerous intralesional periodic acid–Schiff-positive fungal hyphae morphologically suggestive of Aspergillus spp. Aspergillus niger was isolated by microbiological examination.
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Authors
P.M.S. do Carmo, R.A. Portela, J.C. de Oliveira-Filho, A.F.M. Dantas, S.V.D. Simões, F. Garino Jr., F. Riet-Correa,