title: Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria alternata in a cat.
abstract: Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria alternata was diagnosed in a 6-year-old cat. A lesion in the nose resulted in enlargement of the dorsum of the nose. Similar appearing lesions had been removed from the dorsum of the nose 1 and 4 years earlier. The lesion recurred 3 months after surgical excision and irregular administration of ketoconazole. A second cytoreductive operation followed by 5 months' treatment with ketoconazole resolved the infection. Nasal trauma occurring at 8 months and at 5 years before initial examination may have predisposed the cat to development of the Alternaria infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6610.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Dhein
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Leathers
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Padhye
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ajello
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*