Miller SA, Roth-Johnson L, Kania SA, Bemis DA. Isolation and sequence-based identification of Oxyporus corticola from a dog with generalized lymphadenopathy.
J Vet Diagn Invest 2012;
24:178-81. [PMID:
22362950 DOI:
10.1177/1040638711425944]
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Abstract
The present case report describes isolation of the fungus Oxyporus corticola from multiple lymphocutaneous tissues of a Beagle dog. Until recently, this fungus had not been reported in the human or veterinary medical literature as a cause of animal disease. A single previous report also involved infection in a German Shepherd Dog, a breed with reported increased susceptibility to disseminated fungal infection and dysfunctional immune response. Isolates were non-sporulating and required molecular identification methods for prompt differentiation from other fungal pathogens. Risk factors for infection with O. corticola are unknown.
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