Successful treatment of disseminated cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a dog.
A 7-year-old castrated male Whippet developed deep ulcerative skin lesions whilst receiving immunosuppressive doses of prednisolone and cyclosporine for the treatment of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia. The lesions were determined to be a phaeohyphomycosis, caused by Curvularia lunata. The dog was treated with a combination of systemic antifungals and weaning off immunosuppressants and made a complete recovery. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case report of the successful treatment of disseminated cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a dog.
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Queensland Veterinary Specialists, Stafford Heights QLD 4053, Australia.
Griffin
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Shipstone
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D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D016572:Cyclosporine; D011239:Prednisolone