title: Infection of the subcutis of the nose in a cat caused by Mucor species: successful treatment using posaconazole.
abstract: A 14-year-old neutered female domestic shorthair cat was presented for investigation of a non-painful subcutaneous swelling of the nasal dorsum at the site of a scratch injury. Cytological evaluation demonstrated a granulomatous reaction and many variably shaped organisms consistent with yeasts/fungi. Subsequent biopsy and culture yielded a pure growth of a Mucor species. The cat was treated with the second-generation triazole antifungal agent posaconazole for 5 months. Complete resolution was seen with no recurrence 12 months after discontinuing treatment.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Small Animal Studies, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom. jonatwillows@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sparkes
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D009089:Mucor / Q000187:drug effects; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D014230:Triazoles; C101425:posaconazole