Subcutaneous Mycoleptodiscus indicus Infection in an Immunosuppressed Dog

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 48; no. 8; pp. 3008 - 3011
• Main Authors: Metry, Catherine A, Hoien-Dalen, Patricia S, Maddox, Carol W, Thompson, Elizabeth H, Sutton, Deanna A, Romanelli, Anna M, Wickes, Brian L, MacNeill, Amy L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.08.2010; American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Subjects: Animals; Ascomycota - isolation & purification; Biological and medical sciences; Case Reports; DNA, Fungal - chemistry; DNA, Fungal - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics; Dog Diseases - diagnosis; Dog Diseases - microbiology; Dogs; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Histocytochemistry; Immunocompromised Host; Male; Microbiology; Microscopy; Molecular Sequence Data; Mycoses - diagnosis; Mycoses - microbiology; Mycoses - veterinary; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Skin - pathology; Soft Tissue Infections - diagnosis; Soft Tissue Infections - microbiology; Soft Tissue Infections - veterinary; Fissipedia; Carnivora; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Veterinary; Dog
• ISSN: 0095-1137; 1098-660X; 1098-660X
• DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02368-09

An 8-year-old dog presented with several dermal excoriations. Lesion cytology revealed pyogranulomatous inflammation with branching, septate hyphae. A mold identified as Mycoleptodiscus indicus by morphology and sequencing was cultured from fine-needle aspirates. This is the first report of a Mycoleptodiscus species as an etiologic agent in a dog.