title: Bipolaris hawaiiensis as an emerging cause of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus.
abstract: Phaeohyphomycoses are emerging and opportunistic diseases caused by dematiaceous fungi that infect many animal species. This paper describes a case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis. Blackish skin lesions were observed in an Antillean manatee calf held captive in Brazil. Direct examination of skin scraping from the affected areas revealed the presence of dematious hyphae. Culture of skin fragments led to the isolation and subsequent identification of B. hawaiiensis as the etiologic agent. Treatment with itraconazole for 14 d was effective. Infections by Bipolaris spp. are rare in animals, and this is the first report of B. hawaiiensis in veterinary medicine.
authors: Specialized Medical Mycology Center (CEMM), Federal University of Ceará, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo, 1315, Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60430-270 Brazil.
authors: José Júlio
authors: JJ
authors: Costa Sidrim
authors: Vitor Luz
authors: VL
authors: Carvalho
authors: Débora Castelo
authors: DC
authors: Branco de Souza Collares Maia
authors: Raimunda Sâmia
authors: RS
authors: Nogueira Brilhante
authors: Ana Carolina Oliveira
authors: AC
authors: de Meirelles
authors: Cristine Pereira
authors: CP
authors: Negrão Silva
authors: Rossana
authors: R
authors: de Aguiar Cordeiro
authors: José Luciano
authors: JL
authors: Bezerra Moreira
authors: Tereza
authors: T
authors: de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes Bandeira
authors: Marcos Fábio
authors: MF
authors: Gadelha Rocha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060446:Phaeohyphomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D020457:Trichechus manatus / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole