Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) induced by Candida krusei in an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis

A young female Aldabra giant tortoise (Adabrachelys gigantea) was presented with anorexia, ataxia, severe constipation and bloating. Analysis revealed liver disease and collected biopsy diagnosed Candida krusei infection. Despite Itraconazole treatment, the tortoise got worse and died. Full necropsy...

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Autores principales: Iannaccone, Maddalena, Basso, Petra Rita, Congiu, Terenzio, Cavicchio, Paolo, Ulivi, Valentina, Campolo, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6045929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30023165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.04.002
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author Iannaccone, Maddalena
Basso, Petra Rita
Congiu, Terenzio
Cavicchio, Paolo
Ulivi, Valentina
Campolo, Marco
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description A young female Aldabra giant tortoise (Adabrachelys gigantea) was presented with anorexia, ataxia, severe constipation and bloating. Analysis revealed liver disease and collected biopsy diagnosed Candida krusei infection. Despite Itraconazole treatment, the tortoise got worse and died. Full necropsy was performed; microbiology showed Candida krusei presence in liver, but histopathology didn’t confirm fungal presence with special stains, so scanning electron microscopy was essential to prove a detailed diagnosis of extensive mycosis.
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spelling pubmed-60459292018-07-18 Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) induced by Candida krusei in an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis Iannaccone, Maddalena Basso, Petra Rita Congiu, Terenzio Cavicchio, Paolo Ulivi, Valentina Campolo, Marco Med Mycol Case Rep Case Report A young female Aldabra giant tortoise (Adabrachelys gigantea) was presented with anorexia, ataxia, severe constipation and bloating. Analysis revealed liver disease and collected biopsy diagnosed Candida krusei infection. Despite Itraconazole treatment, the tortoise got worse and died. Full necropsy was performed; microbiology showed Candida krusei presence in liver, but histopathology didn’t confirm fungal presence with special stains, so scanning electron microscopy was essential to prove a detailed diagnosis of extensive mycosis. Elsevier 2018-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6045929/ /pubmed/30023165 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.04.002 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Iannaccone, Maddalena
Basso, Petra Rita
Congiu, Terenzio
Cavicchio, Paolo
Ulivi, Valentina
Campolo, Marco
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) induced by Candida krusei in an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis
title Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) induced by Candida krusei in an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis
title_full Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) induced by Candida krusei in an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis
title_fullStr Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) induced by Candida krusei in an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis
title_full_unstemmed Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) induced by Candida krusei in an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis
title_short Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) induced by Candida krusei in an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis
title_sort multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (mods) induced by candida krusei in an aldabra giant tortoise (aldabrachelys gigantea) and confirmed by electron microscopy analysis
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6045929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30023165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.04.002
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