[Sporothrix schenckii infection in a cat]

Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 2010 Mar-Apr;123(3-4):125-9.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A four-year-old male castrated Domestic Shorthair Cat imported from North America was presented due to a chronic parapreputial wound. Cytological and mycological examination revealed a sporotrichosis. Sporothrix schenckii lives as a saprophyte in the soil and can cause a subcutaneous and systemic mycosis in cats.The disease has been reported in tropical and subtropical areas. Clinical signs, diagnostics, as well as therapy and course of the disease are described. Treatment with itraconazole was successful.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cat Diseases / microbiology*
  • Cat Diseases / pathology
  • Cats
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Orchiectomy
  • Sporothrix / pathogenicity*
  • Sporotrichosis / diagnosis
  • Sporotrichosis / pathology
  • Sporotrichosis / veterinary*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Itraconazole