title: Cutaneous blastomycosis and dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in a Persian cat from Bangkok, Thailand.
abstract: This is a case report of concurrent of blastomycosis and pseudomycetoma in a 3 year-old Persian cat from Bangkok, Thailand. Histopathology from antemortem and postmortem samples revealed blastomycosis and dermatophyte pseudomycetoma. The PCR analysis of the formalin-embedded tissue of antemortem sample confirmed that blastomycosis was caused byBlastomyces dermatitidis.Dermatophyte infection was caused byMicrosporum canis. According to the author's knowledge, this is the first case ofBlastomyces dermatitidisand dermatophyte pseudomycetoma in South-East Asia.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Unit, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Thailand.
authors.forename: Lerpen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Duangkaew
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Unit, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Thailand.
authors.forename: Lawan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Larsuprom
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Unit, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Thailand; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngamwongwan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
authors.forename: Chaiyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kasondorkbua
authors.affiliation: Asian Veterinary Specialist Referral Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Ariya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chindamporn
keywords: Bangkok; Blastomycosis; Persian cat; Pseudomycetoma; Thailand