title: Disseminated histoplasmosis in a badger (Meles meles) in Denmark.
abstract: We report the first case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an animal in Scandinavia. Yeast cells compatible with those of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum were found in the skin, liver, spleen, a kidney, and a lymph node of a wild badger (Meles meles). The diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopy and immunofluorescence staining of the yeast cells in tissue sections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Pathobiology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bloch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Henriksen
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dietz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schønheyder
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000382:microbiology*; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron