Invasive hyphomycotic rhinitis in a cat due to Metarhizium anisopliae.
Invasive mycotic rhinitis was diagnosed in a cat with a 4-month history of stertor, nasal discharge and subcutaneous swelling of the nasal bridge. Histology demonstrated fungal hyphae in representative biopsies of the nasal cavity and subcutaneous mass. Mycological culture demonstrated a pure growth of Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae. The infection was treated with orally administered itraconazole. This is the first well documented case of infection by M. anisopliae in a mammalian host.
Australian National Reference Laboratory in Medical Mycology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065.
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D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole