Laryngeal rhinosporidiosis in a Belgian warmblood horse.
In Belgium and even in northern Europe Rhinosporidium seeberi has not been reported in autochtonous people or animals. In this paper, the authors report the first observation of laryngeal masses, caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, in a Belgian Warmblood horse. Moreover, laryngeal rhinosporidiosis is extremely rare since this localisation is only described in four human cases.
Nollet
H
H
Department of Large Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gent, Merelbeke, Belgium. Heidi.Nollet@UGent.be
Vercauteren
G
G
Martens
A
A
Vanschandevijl
K
K
Schauvliege
S
S
Gasthuys
F
F
Ducatelle
R
R
Deprez
P
P
D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006736:Horses; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D012228:Rhinosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*