Basidiomycosis: Schizophyllum commune osteomyelitis in a dog.
A six-year-old female Labrador retriever dog was suffering from osteomyelitis in her hindlimb. A puncture wound caused by a rotted bamboo stick was presumed as the source of infection. The dog suffered from pre-existing aortic stenosis, but otherwise exhibited no significant abnormality in her systemic conditions excluding claudication of the left hindlimb. The results of cytology and pathological examinations of biopsy samples revealed the diagnosis of mycotic osteomyelitis in this dog. Mycological and DNA tests showed the pathogen as the mushroom Schizophyllum commune. Antibiotic sensitivity testing also revealed susceptibility to itraconazole, which was used to successfully treat the dog. This is a rare case of canine basidiomycosis with S. commune as the etiologic agent.
Tanaka
Hiroji
H
Tanaka Animal Hospital, Tottori, Japan. tanaka-vet@aioros.ocn.ne.jp
Takizawa
Kayoko
K
Baba
Osamu
O
Maeda
Takeshi
T
Fukushima
Kazutaka
K
Shinya
Kyoko
K
Kosuge
Junko
J
D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D017931:DNA Primers; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012567:Schizophyllum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017931:DNA Primers; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D017964:Itraconazole