title: kMucormicosys due to Saksenaea vasiformis in a dog.
abstract: A 2-year-old female Border collie was examined for dermatitis with a partial alopecic zone around her left front member. Six months later the lesion became swollen, alopecic with ulcerated areas. Microscopy analysis of samples showed numerous non-septate, branching, thin-walled and irregular shaped hyphal elements. Fungal cultures and molecular studies identifiedSaksenaea vasiformis.Treatments with griseofulvin, itraconazole and surgical debridement were used, however, fourteen months later the dog was euthanatized because of the unfavorable clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: CCT-CONICET La Plata, Buenos Aires, La Plata 1900, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Cátedra de Micología Médica e Industrial, La Plata 1900, Argentina.
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Reynaldi
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Departamento de Microbiologia, La Plata 1900, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giacoboni
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Cátedra de Micología Médica e Industrial, La Plata 1900, Argentina; Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas-ANLIS, "Dr. C. G. Malbrán", Departamento Micología, Caba 1281, Argentina.
authors.forename: Susana B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Córdoba
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, La Plata 1900, Argentina.
authors.forename: Julián
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Cátedra de Micología Médica e Industrial, La Plata 1900, Argentina.
authors.forename: Enso H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Reinoso
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas-ANLIS, "Dr. C. G. Malbrán", Departamento Micología, Caba 1281, Argentina.
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abrantes
keywords: Dermatitis; Dog; Immunocompetent; Mucormycosis; Saksenaea vasiformis