Phaeohyphomycosis due to Exophiala in Aquarium-Housed Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus): Clinical Diagnosis and Description.

ABSTRACT: Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala species represents an important disease of concern for farmed and aquarium-housed fish. The objective of this study was to summarize the clinical findings and diagnosis of Exophiala infections in aquarium-housed Cyclopterus lumpus. Clinical records and postmortem pathology reports were reviewed for 15 individuals from 5 public aquaria in the United States and Canada from 2007 to 2015. Fish most commonly presented with cutaneous ulcers and progressive clinical decline despite topical or systemic antifungal therapy. Antemortem fungal culture of cutaneous lesions resulted in colonial growth for 7/12 samples from 8 individuals. Amplification of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) of nuclear rDNA identified Exophiala angulos

SUBMITTER: McDermott CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9784618 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature