Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8484909 | Medical Mycology Case Reports | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This study reports the epidemiological, pathological and mycological findings of cutaneous pythiosis in cattle in southern Brazil. 23 calves, that were kept next to a river with extensive marshy regions, presented ulcerated cutaneous lesions in thoracic and pelvic limbs, sometimes extending to the ventral thoracic region. Histopathological examination revealed multifocal pyogranulomas in the superficial and deep dermis. The Grocott-Methenamine silver, immunohistochemistry anti-Pythium insidiosum, ELISA serology and molecular characterization demonstrated the agent P. insidiosum in these cases.
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Authors
Guilherme Konradt, Daniele Mariath Bassuino, Matheus Viezzer Bianchi, Lismara Castro, Rafaela Albuquerque Caprioli, Saulo Petinatti Pavarini, Janio M. Santurio, Maria Isabel Azevedo, Francielli P. Jesus, David Driemeier,