Dual infection with Pythium insidiosum and Blastomyces dermatitidis in a dog |
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Authors: | Connolly Sara L Frank Chad Thompson Craig A Van Alstine William G Gelb Hylton Heng Hock Gan Klosterman Emily Kiupel Matti Grooters Amy M |
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Institution: | Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. |
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Abstract: | A 4-year-old male neutered Labrador Retriever with severe gastrointestinal signs, but no respiratory signs, was diagnosed with multifocal pyogranulomatous gastritis, enteritis, and lymphadenitis with intralesional hyphae and multifocal pyogranulomatous pneumonia with intralesional yeast. Based on cytologic evaluation, histologic examination with special stains, and immunohistochemical analysis of tissues collected antemortem or at necropsy, dual infections with Pythium insidiosum and Blastomyces dermatitidis were detected and are reported for the first time. |
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Keywords: | Canine cell‐mediated humoral immunocompetence immunohistochemistry |
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