Journal
VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 3, Pages 754-757Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0300985810375239
Keywords
Bipolaris species; cerebral mycosis; granulomatous nephritis; meningoencephalitis; systemic phaeohyphomycosis
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- GlaxoSmithKline
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Mycotic meningoencephalitis in dogs may manifest as a primary disease of the central nervous system or as a part of disseminated infection. Fungi belonging to the genus Bipolaris are saprophytic plant pathogens and can cause disease in humans. The authors report a case of Bipolaris infection in a dog with granulomatous meningoencephalitis, nephritis, and vasculitis. The clinical and histological features resembled those of the more common aspergillosis, thus warranting confirmation by molecular methods. Polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis identified Bipolaris from the brain lesion, indicating its involvement in the disease. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of meningoencephalitis caused by this fungus in a domestic animal.
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