Multifocal cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala spinifera with clinical resolution in an immunocompromised cat.

ABSTRACT:

Case summary

A 3-year-old neutered domestic shorthair cat with a long history of idiopathic immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopenia treated with ciclosporin and prednisolone was referred 2 months after the appearance of nodular dermatitis. A single pigmented nodule was present in the lateral carpal region of the right foreleg. The lesion was 7 mm in diameter, non-exudative and cutaneous to subcutaneous. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass revealed the presence of pigmented fungal elements. Excisional surgery was planned; in the meantime, a plaque-like lesion developed in the interorbital region. Histopathological examination confirmed the presumptive diagnosis of phaeohyphomycosis, and Exophiala spinifera was identified as the aetiological agent. Itraconazole,

SUBMITTER: Kondratjeva J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141254 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature