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Lomônaco LLDS, Waller SB, Cleff MB, Gomes ADR, Silva BWL, Cruz RDO, de Almeida TM, de Vasconcellos AL, Ribeiro WLC, de Faria RO, Meireles MCA, Pinheiro ADQ, Costa PPC. Disseminated histoplasmosis in a cat rescued in Fortaleza, Brazil, and successfully treated with itraconazole - First case report identified molecularly. Med Mycol Case Rep 2020; 30:29-34. [PMID: 33088698 PMCID: PMC7559507 DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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An unneutered female cat of unknown age presented bloody lesions on the edematous face, and respiratory signs. Cytology and culture from the skin sample collected with fine-needle aspiration showed yeasts inside activated macrophages, and fungal growth characteristic of Histoplasma spp., which was molecularly confirmed that was Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum. The cat was successfully treated with oral itraconazole (10 mg/kg/daily) for 120 days. This is the first case report of feline histoplasmosis confirmed molecularly in Brazil.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Campus Universitario, 1, Pelotas/RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Campus Universitario, 1, Pelotas/RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Campus Universitario, 1, Pelotas/RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Ceará State University, Av. Dr. Silas Munguba, 1700, Campus Do Itaperi, Fortaleza/CE, 60714-903, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Rua Cel. Nunes de Melo, 1127, Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza/CE, 6430-275, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Campus Universitario, 1, Pelotas/RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Campus Universitario, 1, Pelotas/RS, 96010-900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Ceará State University, Av. Dr. Silas Munguba, 1700, Campus Do Itaperi, Fortaleza/CE, 60714-903, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Campus Universitario, 1, Pelotas/RS, 96010-900, Brazil.,Faculty of Veterinary, Ceará State University, Av. Dr. Silas Munguba, 1700, Campus Do Itaperi, Fortaleza/CE, 60714-903, Brazil
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Brilhante RSN, Coelho CGV, Sidrim JJC, de Lima RAC, Ribeiro JF, de Cordeiro RA, Castelo-Branco DDSCM, Gomes JMF, Simões-Mattos L, Mattos MRF, Beserra HEO, Nogueira GC, Pinheiro ADQ, Rocha MFG. Feline histoplasmosis in Brazil: clinical and laboratory aspects and a comparative approach of published reports. Mycopathologia 2011; 173:193-7. [PMID: 22006110 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-011-9477-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
Abstract
The present study described clinical and epidemiological aspects of three cases of feline histoplasmosis and compared them to previously described cases. A detailed mycological identification and antifungal susceptibility profile of each isolate are presented. Secondarily, a serological survey for anti-Histoplasma antibodies was performed with domestic and wild cats. Diseased animals presented nodular to ulcerated skin lesions and respiratory disorders as main clinical signs. H. capsulatum var. capsulatum was isolated and the strains showed to be susceptible to antifungal drugs. Considering that feline histoplasmosis is uncommonly observed in veterinary clinics, diagnosis, and clinical management in endemic areas should be improved.
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