Disseminated histoplasmosis in a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris).
Disseminated infection with Histoplasma capsulatum was diagnosed in a 7-yr-old female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris). Clinical signs were nonspecific with the exception of brief periods of tachypnea for 5 days prior to death. H. capsulatum organisms were found in the lungs, tracheobronchial lymph nodes, and liver. Diagnosis was confirmed by tracheal wash, urine H. capsulatum enzyme immunoassay, and necropsy results. This report represents the first published account of disseminated histoplasmosis in a tiger.
Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1101, USA.
Dominique L
DL
Keller
Howard
H
Steinberg
Kurt K
KK
Sladky
D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D046010:Tigers