Phycomycosis in a dog.
A case of phycomycosis, with skin lesions, in a dog is reported. Hyphomyces destruens (Pythium gracile) was identified from aspirate collected from a regional lymph node, and characteristic hyphae were seen in stained sections of a biopsy specimen of affected skin. Incidence, pathogenesis and therapy are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005658:Fungi; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007978:Levamisole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
D007978:Levamisole; D007654:Ketoconazole