Fungal Dermatitis Caused by Aspergillus sydowii in a Thoroughbred Horse |
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Authors: | Sang Kyu Lee Hyun-Gu Kang Ki-Jeong Na Jae-Ik Han |
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Affiliation: | 1. Veterinary Center, Korea Racing Authority, Gwacheon, South Korea;2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea;3. Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea |
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Abstract: | A 5-year-old male Thoroughbred horse was referred with alopecia, along with severe incrustation, scaling, and pruritus on the left flank and back, which had been in contact with a saddle for 1 year. Treatment with topical antibiotics by the owner was not effective. A fungal culture using the hair roots and exudates under the scabs showed blue-green colonies surrounded by a white band. Microscopic examination and molecular analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region, partial β-tubulin, and calmodulin genes confirmed this fungus as Aspergillus sydowii. Topical treatment with econazole ointment for 2 months was effective. This is the first report of a natural A sydowii infection in a horse. |
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Keywords: | Aspergillus sydowii Dermatitis Horse Molecular typing |
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