Bipolaris hawaiiensis as an emerging cause of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

José Luciano Bezerra Moreira¹  Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante¹  Vitor Luz Carvalho¹  Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro¹  Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha¹  Ana Carolina Oliveira de Meirelles¹  Cristine Pereira Negrão Silva¹  Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes Bandeira¹  José Júlio Costa Sidrim¹  Débora Castelo Branco de Souza Collares Maia¹ 

关键词: Phaeohyphomycosis;    Bipolaris hawaiiensis;    Trichechus manatus manatus;    Itraconazole;   

DOI  :  10.3354/dao02827

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Phaeohyphomycoses are emerging and opportunistic diseases caused by dematiaceous fungi that infect many animal species. This paper describes a case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis. Blackish skin lesions were observed in an Antillean manatee calf held captive in Brazil. Direct examination of skin scraping from the affected areas revealed the presence of dematious hyphae. Culture of skin fragments led to the isolation and subsequent identification of B. hawaiiensis as the etiologic agent. Treatment with itraconazole for 14 d was effective. Infections by Bipolaris spp. are rare in animals, and this is the first report of B. hawaiiensis in veterinary medicine.

【 授权许可】

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