An atypical cause of sporotrichosis in a cat

Publication date: Available online 16 January 2019Source: Medical Mycology Case ReportsAuthor(s): Jeffrey Thomson, Darren J. Trott, Richard Malik, Bradley Galgut, Milton M. McAllister, Judith Nimmo, Doug Renton, Sarah E. KiddAbstractA nine-year-old domestic cat from Melbourne, Australia, presented with a non-ulcerated nodule on its nasal bridge. A fungal infection of the subcutis was diagnosed based on histopathology and culture of a white mould, which was identified as Sporothrix pallida complex by ITS1–5.8S-ITS2 and β-tubulin gene sequencing. The cat was treated by cytoreduction, itraconazole and subsequently posaconazole, which eventually resulted in regression of residual infected tissues and clinical resolution.
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