Sensitivity of cytopathological examination in the diagnosis of feline sporotrichosis.
Sporotrichosis is caused by Sporothrix schenckii. The cat is the animal species most affected by this mycosis and plays an important role in the zoonotic transmission of this disease. The definitive diagnosis is made by isolation of the fungus in culture; however, cytopathological examination is frequently used in cats. Medical records from cats treated at Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas/Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 2004 and 2006 were reviewed. Criteria for inclusion were a diagnosis by isolation of S schenckii in culture and cytopathological examination of the same lesion as that used for collection of the culture material. Eight hundred and six cats were included in the study. Yeast-like structures suggestive of S schenckii were observed in 636 cases. The sensitivity of the method was 78.9%. Its practicality, low cost and sensitivity validate cytopathology as a safe technique for the presumptive diagnosis of sporotrichosis in cats.
Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Avenida Brasil, 4365. Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil. sandro.pereira@ipec.fiocruz.br
Sandro A
SA
Pereira
Rodrigo C
RC
Menezes
Isabella D F
ID
Gremião
Jéssica N
JN
Silva
Carla de O
Cde O
Honse
Fabiano B
FB
Figueiredo
Denise T
DT
da Silva
Amanda A Braga
AA
Kitada
Erica G
EG
dos Reis
Tânia M P
TM
Schubach
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission*; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013175:Sporothrix / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses