Paniculite fibrogranulomatosa focal em bovino de Minas Gerais / Focal fibrogranulomatous paniculitis in a cow from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Um caso de "lechiguana" bovina, é relatado em bovino proveniente de Fama, MG, que apresentou aumento de volume de aproximadamente 30x8cm, de consistência firme e com superfície ulcerada, localizado no lado esquerdo da regiäo toracolombar. As lesöes microscópicas caracterizaram-se por paniculite piogranulomatosa proliferativa, com linfangite e microabscessos eosinofilicos. Em alguns abscessos havia rosetas (Splendore-Hoeppli) associadas a bactérias Gram-negativas. Após a biópsia o animal foi tratado com 3g diárias de cloranfenicol, por 5 dias. Houve total recuperaçäo dentro de 30 dias.

first report of sporotrichosis in horse in around Tehran

In spring 1994 a four year old throughbred horse was examined at a horse club in the vicinity of Tehran. Inflammation of left leg was evident Biopsy puncture and blood samples were taken for histopathological microbilogical haematological and mycological tests. Mycological results showed that sporothrix schenckii is the causative agent and sporothricosis confirmed. Treatment with potassium iodide 10 gram daily via oral route for two months was recommended. However complete recovery did not achieve because the disease was in chronic stage. This is the first report of equine sporothricosis from Iran