Bilateral mycotic myositis, osteomyelitis and nephritis in a dog caused by a cephalosporium-like hyphomycete.
A mycetoma like syndrome in a dog caused by a hyphomycete reminiscent of Acremonium hyalinum (Sacc.) W. Gams, is described. The organism was seen in smears of pus and sections from the kidneys and myocardium and was isolated in pure culture from the lesions.
D000164:Acremonium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000662:veterinary*; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009393:Nephritis / Q000209:etiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology