Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8484809 | Medical Mycology Case Reports | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We describe for the first time the diagnosis of Schizophyllum commune infection in a captive cheetah. Eosinophilic plasmacytic conjunctivitis was detected histopathologically in a biopsy specimen. Both a second surgical specimen and drainage fluid from a gingival mass and fistula contained fungal hyphae in giant cells with granulomatous inflammation. Allergic S. commune mycosis was suspected at this point. A monokaryotic isolate was characterized morphologically, and then identified genetically. Treatment with itraconazole and pimaricin was effective.
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Authors
Madoka Yoshizawa, Shinpei Kawarai, Yoshiko Torii, Kaori Ota, Kiyoshi Tasaka, Kazuko Nishimura, Chieko Fujii, Nobuyuki Kanemaki,