In utero infection of a calf by Saksenaea erythrospora resulting in neonatal abomasitis and dermatitis.
Saksenaea erythrospora is a filamentous fungus belonging to the order Mucorales. Cases of cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Saksenaea spp. have previously been reported in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed people. A premature, 1-day-old bull calf from Texas with numerous plaque-like and ulcerative lesions in the skin was found at necropsy to have multiple areas of mycotic dermatitis and abomasitis. Fungal culture of the skin followed by morphological characterization and genetic analysis identified the etiologic agent as S. erythrospora.
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA. slawhon@cvm.tamu.edu
Sara D
SD
Lawhon
Wayne V
WV
Corapi
Aline Rodrigues
AR
Hoffmann
Melissa C
MC
Libal
Eduardo
E
Alvarez
Josep
J
Guarro
Brian L
BL
Wickes
Jianmin
J
Fu
Elizabeth H
EH
Thompson
Deanna A
DA
Sutton
D000018:Abomasum / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009090:Mucorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000662:veterinary*; D047928:Premature Birth; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*