title: Adiaspiromycosis in a European beaver from Sweden.
abstract: An infection with the rare mycosis Chrysosporium parvum was diagnosed in a European beaver (Castor fiber) shot in northern Sweden. The animal was in normal body condition and no signs of disease were observed. In the lungs a large number of nodules, up to 5 mm diameter, were observed. A large number of adiaspores were observed in the interstitium of the lungs and in the mediastinal lymph node. A chronic inflammatory reaction dominated by mononuclear leukocytes and giant cells was observed around the spores. This is the first report of adiaspiromycosis (Chrysosporium parvum) in the European beaver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Wildlife, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden. Torsten.Morner@sva.se
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mörner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avenäs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mattsson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002912:Chrysosporium; D005260:Female; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008482:Mediastinum; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012377:Rodentia; D013172:Spores, Fungal; D013548:Sweden