title: First detection of adiaspiromycosis in the lungs of a deer.
abstract: Adiaspiromycosis is a pulmonary infection caused by the soil fungi, Emmonsia crescens and E. parva. It primarily affects small mammals and can range from an asymptomatic condition to fatal disseminated disease. We detected a granuloma containing fungal spherules, which were morphologically consistent with the adiaspores of E. crescens in the lungs of a female Hokkaido sika deer. This is the first reported case of adiaspiromycosis involving a cervid in the world.
authors: Department of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan.
authors: Kazuya
authors: K
authors: Matsuda
authors: Hinako
authors: H
authors: Niki
authors: Airo
authors: A
authors: Yukawa
authors: Mitsuhiro
authors: M
authors: Yanagi
authors: Kousaku
authors: K
authors: Souma
authors: Takayoshi
authors: T
authors: Masuko
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Taniyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000648:ultrastructure