title: Duodenal perforation caused by Rhizomucor species in a cat.
abstract: CLINICAL SUMMARY: A 7-month-old female Persian cat presented with gastrointestinal (GI) necrosis and perforation caused by Rhizomucor species. Unfortunately, the cat died of bacterial peritonitis and sepsis before a definitive diagnosis, based on histopathology and fungal culture, was achieved.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This appears to be the first reported case of GI disease caused by Rhizomucor species in a cat. Mucorales infections typically cause acute and rapidly progressive disease. As illustrated by this case, clinicians should be alert to the potentially fatal consequences of an opportunistic Rhizomucor species infection in their feline patients.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Gatos and Gatos, Rua Goethe 6, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. simonecsc@gmail.com
authors.forename: Simone C S
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aguero
authors.forename: Cristiane B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Damico
authors.forename: Katia B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Corgozinho
authors.forename: Heloisa J M
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Ana Luiza P
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: Carla D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Marassi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D020103:Rhizomucor / Q000302:isolation & purification*