Criptococose pulmonar associada à infecção sistêmica por Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis em cabra (Capra hircus) / Pulmonary crytococcosis associated with systemic infection by Corybebacterium pseudotuberculosisin in a goat (Capra hircus)

RESUMO

Descreve-se presença de lesão pulmonar em cabra (Capra hircus) sugestiva de criptococose. O cultivo bacteriológico realizado a partir de material purulento articular revelou concomitante infecção por Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. À microscopia óptica observaram-se estruturas leveduriformes nos espaços alveolares do pulmão, dotadas de espessa cápsula de polissacarídeos PAS positivas, compatíveis com Cryptococcus spp. Casos de criptococose em caprídeos são considerados raros na literatura. Objetiva-se relatar os aspectos epidemiológicos e clínico-patológicos da forma pulmonar de infecção por Cryptococcus spp. em uma cabra no Brasil.

ABSTRACT

An infection by Cryptococcus spp. in a goat (Capra hircus) is reported. The bacterial culture performed from purulent material collected from joint abscesses revealed concomitant infection by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Optical microscopy revealed yeast-like structures in the alveolar spaces of the lungs, exhibiting a thick, PAS positive, polysaccharide capsule compatible with Cryptococcus spp. Cases of cryptococcosis in goats are considered rare in the literature. The objective is to describe the epidemiological and clinical-pathological aspects of the pulmonary form of an infection by Cryptococcus spp. in a goat in Brazil.