title: Fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in a cat.
abstract: A 3-year-old neutered male Bengal cat with a history of chronic mucopurulent bilateral nasal discharge and sneezing was diagnosed with severe fungal rhinosinusitis. A diagnosis was obtained after computer tomography imaging, histopathological examination and fungal culture. The mold Scedosporium apiospermum was identified as the aetiological agent. To our knowledge, this case is the first description of a rhinitis or sinusitis caused by this agent in a cat. Aggressive surgical debridement combined with topical and systemic antifungal therapy was performed. Unfortunately, the treatment resulted only in a partial remission of signs.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Chirurgie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 7 avenue du Général De Gaulle, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France. d.leperlier@gmail.com
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leperlier
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vallefuoco
authors.forename: Eve
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laloy
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Debeaupuits
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Fornel Thibaud
authors.forename: François-Lucien
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Crespeau
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guillot
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D008297:Male; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome