Local extensive granulomatous inflammation of the neck region and lymphangitis caused by Lichtheimia corymbifera infection in a Japanese Black calf

Publication date: September 2018Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Volume 21Author(s): A.P.P. Teh, T. Hirai, S. Ito, Y. Hidaka, Y. Goto, H. Furukawa, J. Sawada, R. YamaguchiAbstractA 7-month-old female Japanese Black calf developed elongated, nodular mass measuring 30 × 16 cm extended from the retropharyngeal region to mid lateral neck region. Histological examination revealed granulomatous lymphangitis with non-septate fungal hyphae recognized throughout the lesions. Fungal culture, DNA sequencing and molecular phylogenetic tree analysis confirmed the sequence of Lichtheimia corymbifera. The lymphogenous route was speculated to be the main route of fungal spread leading to the characteristic nodular appearance of this case.

Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - July 11, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research