title: Alternaria fungal dermatitis in a free-ranging javelina (Pecari tajacu).
abstract: We report a javelina from Pinal County, Arizona, USA, with severe fungal dermatitis and cellulitis. Extreme emaciation and rostral disfiguration, including left-lateral displacement of the nasal planum, justified euthanasia. A pus-filled tract within the rostrum was observed. Histopathology revealed granulomatous inflammation with hyphae morphologically consistent with Alternaria sp. isolated by culture.
authors: Lisa A
authors: LA
authors: Shender
authors: Rick
authors: R
authors: Gerhold
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Sanchez
authors: M Kevin
authors: MK
authors: Keel
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D001130:Arizona; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000382:microbiology*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D008297:Male