Adiaspiromycosis in a European beaver from Sweden.
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.
Mörner
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Department of Wildlife, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden. Torsten.Morner@sva.se
Avenäs
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Mattsson
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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