Nasal infection with Scedosporium apiospermum in a dog

Authors: Robson MC, Coleman MG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 53, Issue 1, pp 81-83, Feb 2005
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog
Subject Terms: Ear/nose/throat, Fungal/yeast, Disease/defect, Respiratory system, Inflammation
Article class: Clinical Communication

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Abstract: CASE HISTORY: A 2-year-old female Siberian Husky was presented with a 6-month history of sneezing and mucous discharge from the right nostril.
CLINICAL FINDINGS: Reduced airflow through the right nostril was evident. Radiographs showed subtle loss of detail of turbinates within the right nasal chamber. Rhinoscopy revealed swollen and erythematous turbinates and a white mass within the caudal aspect of the right nasal cavity. Histopathologically, there was a heavy mixed inflammatory infiltrate in the submuscosa of the right turbinate, and the presence of fungal hyphae and spores in the white mass. A heavy growth of Scedosporium apiospermum was cultured from the mass. DIAGNOSIS: Chronic rhinitis of the right nasal cavity and infection with S. apiospermum.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This is the first reported case of S. apiospermum isolated from the nasal cavity of a dog in New Zealand. Fungal culture is necessary to differentiate this fungus from Aspergillus spp.
KEY WORDS: Scedosporium apiospermum, rhinitis, canine

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