Disseminated Rasamsonia argillacea species complex infections in 8 dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical features, treatment, and outcome of opportunistic infections with Rasamsonia spp., a nonpigmented filamentous mold, are not well documented in dogs.

Objectives

Describe clinical, radiographic, pathologic features, and outcome of dogs with disseminated Rasamsonia species complex infections.

Animals

Eight client-owned dogs.

Methods

Retrospective case series. Medical records were reviewed to describe signalment, history, clinicopathologic and imaging findings, microbiologic and immunologic results, cyto- and histopathologic diagnoses, treatment, and outcome.

Results

Presenting complaints were nonspecific with anorexia (n = 5) and back pain (n = 4) most common. Five dogs were German Shepherd dogs. Six dogs had multifocal discospondylitis

SUBMITTER: Dear JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8478049 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature