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Cutaneous sporotrichosis in a stray cat from Thailand.

ABSTRACT: This is a case report of feline sporotrichosis in a 3-year-old male intact DSH stray cat in Bangkok, Thailand. Cytology and histopathology revealed Sporothrix yeast-like organisms in ulcerative cutaneous lesions. Fungal culture and sequence analysis of ITS region of rDNA confirmed the diagnosis and the causative agent as Sporothrix schenckii. This is the first case report of feline sporotrichosis in the country. The case report emphasizes the role of stray cats as this zoonotic disease carrier.

SUBMITTER: Duangkaew L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312868 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

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Cutaneous sporotrichosis in a stray cat from Thailand.

Duangkaew Lerpen L Yurayart Chompoonek C Limsivilai Orawan O Chen Charles C Kasorndorkbua Chaiyan C

Medical mycology case reports 20181221

This is a case report of feline sporotrichosis in a 3-year-old male intact DSH stray cat in Bangkok, Thailand. Cytology and histopathology revealed Sporothrix yeast-like organisms in ulcerative cutaneous lesions. Fungal culture and sequence analysis of ITS region of rDNA confirmed the diagnosis and the causative agent as Sporothrix schenckii. This is the first case report of feline sporotrichosis in the country. The case report emphasizes the role of stray cats as this zoonotic dis ...[more]

PMID: 30619683

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