First case report of feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis in the state of Ceará – Brazil

Feline sporotrichosis is a zoonotic mycosis caused by fungi belonging to the Sporothrix schenckii complex. In the state of Ceará, there are no reports of isolation of this fungus in cats. This study presents the first report of feline sporotrichosis caused by the species Sporothrix brasiliensis in t...

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Autores principales: Aguiar, Belisa Araújo, Borges, Ismael Lira, Silva, Barbara Wilka Leal, Rodrigues, Fábio Ranyeri Nunes, Gonçalves, Lucas Diniz, do Rosário Casseb, Alexandre, da Silva Brito, Jacqueline, de Pinheiro, Adriana Queiroz, Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha, de Araújo Viana, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10006297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36915619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.02.005
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Sumario:Feline sporotrichosis is a zoonotic mycosis caused by fungi belonging to the Sporothrix schenckii complex. In the state of Ceará, there are no reports of isolation of this fungus in cats. This study presents the first report of feline sporotrichosis caused by the species Sporothrix brasiliensis in the state of Ceará - Brazil. The diagnosis was made through cytopathological examination, mycological culture and PCR. The findings were compatible with feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis.

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