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SUBMITTER: Ma X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3885951 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ma Xiaoping X Gu Yu Y Liu Xiaomin X Li Desheng D Ling Shanshan S Hou Jiafa J Wang Chengdong C Cao Sanjie S Huang Xiaobo X Wen Xintian X Ruan Jiaxue J Dong Cao C Li Changcheng C Tong Yufei Y
Medical mycology case reports 20130606
We report here a clinical case of phaeohyphomycosis in an 18-year-old male giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Skin lesions on the giant panda disappeared following 2 months of treatment with ketoconazole. Three months after discontinuing the treatment, there was a clinical and mycological relapse. The disease progression was no longer responsive to ketoconazole. Microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis revealed that the infection was caused by Cladosporium cladosporioides. A 4- ...[more]