title: Successful treatment of nasal sporotrichosis in a dog.
abstract: Sporotrichosis is an uncommon mycosis of dogs caused by Sporothrix schenckii. This report details the diagnosis and treatment of intranasal sporotrichosis in a dog presented for a loss of smell, sneezing, and nasal congestion. Following 6 months of itraconazole treatment, a computed tomography scan showed a complete resolution of previously identified abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Whittemore
authors.forename: Craig B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole