Abstract
Meningoencephalitis due to infection with Trichosporon montevideense was diagnosed in a 4-year-old dog with a brief clinical history of rapidly progressing neurological signs that culminated in a comatose state. No significant gross lesions were found at post-mortem examination. Microscopically, a few scattered areas of pyogranulomatous inflammation with a few small, non-pigmented fungal hyphae were found within the cerebrum surrounding the lateral ventricles. A Trichosporon sp. was identified through culture of the brain and species was determined via sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region of the Trichosporon rRNA gene. DNA in-situ hybridization confirmed the diagnosis. This is the first reported case of Trichosporon-associated meningoencephalitis in a dog.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-161 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Comparative Pathology |
Volume | 151 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2014 |
Keywords
- Dog
- In-situ hybridization
- Meningoencephalitis
- Trichosporon montevideense
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Veterinary
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine