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SUBMITTER: Taylor A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4246399 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Medical mycology case reports 20141001
Disseminated scedosporiosis is rare in dogs and is usually reported in German Shepherds with suspected heritable immunodeficiency. This is the first report of disseminated scedosporiosis due to Scedosporium prolificans in a Labrador retriever dog that was receiving immunosuppressive drug therapy for treatment of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia. Despite cessation of immunosuppressive medications and an initial response to aggressive treatment with voriconazole and terbinafine the dog developed ...[more]