A possible case of Lôbo's disease acquired in Europe from a bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
A granuloma of the skin of one hand, accompanied by supratrochlear lymphadenitis, became evident about 3 months after the patient, an aquarium attendant, had had occupational contact, in Europe, with a bottle-nosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The dolphin, when caught in the Bay of Biscay, had granulomas of the skin: yeast-like organisms, morphologically indistinguishable from Loboa loboi, were found in a biopsy specimen. Identical organisms were present in the attendant's skin lesion and supratrochlear lymph node.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000209:etiology; D004289:Dolphins / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology