In utero infection of a calf by Saksenaea erythrospora resulting in neonatal abomasitis and dermatitis

Saksenaea erythrospora is a filamentous fungus belonging to the order Mucorales. Cases of cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Saksenaea spp. have previously been reported in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed people. A premature, 1-day-old bull calf from Texas with numerous plaque-like and ulcerative...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation 2012-09, Vol.24 (5), p.990-993
Main Authors: Lawhon, Sara D, Corapi, Wayne V, Hoffmann, Aline Rodrigues, Libal, Melissa C, Alvarez, Eduardo, Guarro, Josep, Wickes, Brian L, Fu, Jianmin, Thompson, Elizabeth H, Sutton, Deanna A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abomasum - pathology
Animals
Animals, Newborn
calves
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
Cattle Diseases - pathology
dermatitis
Dermatomycoses - microbiology
Dermatomycoses - veterinary
Fatal Outcome
Female
fungi
genetic techniques and protocols
Male
Mucorales
Mucorales - isolation & purification
Mucormycosis - pathology
Mucormycosis - veterinary
necropsy
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - veterinary
Premature Birth
Saksenaea
skin lesions
Stomach Diseases - microbiology
Stomach Diseases - veterinary
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Summary:Saksenaea erythrospora is a filamentous fungus belonging to the order Mucorales. Cases of cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Saksenaea spp. have previously been reported in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed people. A premature, 1-day-old bull calf from Texas with numerous plaque-like and ulcerative lesions in the skin was found at necropsy to have multiple areas of mycotic dermatitis and abomasitis. Fungal culture of the skin followed by morphological characterization and genetic analysis identified the etiologic agent as S. erythrospora.
ISSN:1040-6387
1943-4936
DOI:10.1177/1040638712452106