title: Phaeohyphomycotic osteomyelitis in the femur of a cat.
abstract: A 4-month-old castrated male domestic shorthair cat was presented for a right hind leg lameness of 1-week duration. Physical examination revealed a painful swelling over the right distal femur. A radiograph of the right stifle revealed an extensive lytic lesion involving the distal metaphysis of the right femur. Cytological examination of a needle aspirate was consistent with a deep fungal infection. A pigmented dimorphic fungus was isolated in pure culture from a representative needle aspirate from the lesion. The patient improved substantially after 5 weeks of high-dose itraconazole therapy, although it was subsequently lost to follow-up.
authors.affiliation: The Veterinary Clinic of East Hampton, East Hampton, NY 11937, USA. michalhess@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Michal O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Hess
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole