title: Feline cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophyalophora bantiana.
abstract: A case of feline cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophyalophora bantiana is described. The cat was presented with breathing difficulty and a swollen, ulcerated nodule on the dorsal nose and left nostril. Histological examination of the nodule revealed a cystic granulomatous dermatitis characterised by neutrophils, macrophages and giant cells. Pigmented, yeast-like fungus cells and hyphal elements were easily identified in haematoxylin-eosin stained tissue sections. Cladophyalophora bantiana was isolated from a tissue specimen. This organism, primarily known to cause cerebral infection in humans and cats, only rarely causes cutaneous infection. Despite anti-fungal chemotherapy two relapses occurred. The cat was feline immunodeficiency virus- and feline leukemia virus-negative and even if the owner was unaware of trauma, the hypothesis of wound contamination is the most likely.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole