Eumycetoma Caused by Madurella pseudomycetomatis in a Captive Tiger (Panthera tigris).

ABSTRACT: A captive-kept adult male tiger presented with a large cutaneous and subcutaneous mass on the thigh with a fistula. During sedation, multiple nodules were detected and samples for a histopathological exam were collected. Histologically, granulomatous panniculitis and dermatitis were seen around dense aggregates of pigmented fungal hyphae, and a diagnosis of phaeohyphomycosis was made; considering the clinical features, it was classified as a eumycotic mycetoma. This is a rarely reported subcutaneous fungal infection in humans and animals, caused by dematiaceous fungi. Clinically, it is characterized by tumefaction, fistulous sinus tracts, and the formation of macroscopically visible grains. In the literature, only a few infections in wild felids have been reported. In this case, Fontana-Ma

SUBMITTER: Orlandi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9782978 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature