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Four cases of disseminated aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus deflectus in German Shepherds are presented. Three of the cases, which involved multiple organs, terminated in euthanasia. One case, with bony involvement of the limbs and skull, lived. The unique morphological characteristic of the conidial head resembling a briar pipe led to the identification of A. deflectus. To the authors' knowledge these are the first reported cases of infections caused by A. deflectus in man or animal.
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Aspergilose/veterinária , Aspergillus/isolamento & purificação , Doenças do Cão/microbiologia , Animais , Aspergilose/microbiologia , Aspergilose/patologia , Aspergillus/classificação , Doenças do Cão/patologia , Cães , Feminino , Masculino , Osteomielite/microbiologia , Osteomielite/veterináriaRESUMO
Multiple myeloma was diagnosed in a 22-year-old Arabian mare with a history of chronic weight loss. Quantitative immunoglobulin analysis revealed monoclonal gammopathy (IgG(T), 9,800 mg/dl). Due to progressive weight loss, the horse was euthanatized. Microscopy of tissues revealed plasma cell infiltrates in bone marrow, spleen, pituitary gland, adrenal cortex, muscle of the tongue, and bronchial, renal, and mesenteric lymph nodes.
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Doenças dos Cavalos/patologia , Mieloma Múltiplo/veterinária , Animais , Feminino , Cavalos , Mieloma Múltiplo/patologiaRESUMO
Three cases of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis were diagnosed over a 12-month period in horses that had never left the state of California. These cases suggest that the disease is enzootic in California.
