Pathology of sporotrichosis in 10 cats in Rio de Janeiro

• Published in: Veterinary record Vol. 152; no. 6; pp. 172 - 175
• Main Authors: Pacheco Schubach, T. M., de Oliveira Schubach, A., Cuzzi-Maya, T., Okamoto, T., Santos Reis, R., Fialho Monteiro, P. C., Gutierrez-Galhardo, M. C., Wanke, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Limited 08-02-2003; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; Brazil; Cat Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Cat Diseases - drug therapy; Cat Diseases - microbiology; Cat Diseases - pathology; Cats; Female; Itraconazole - therapeutic use; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - microbiology; Lung - pathology; Male; Radiography; Sporotrichosis - diagnostic imaging; Sporotrichosis - drug therapy; Sporotrichosis - pathology; Sporotrichosis - veterinary
• ISSN: 0042-4900; 2042-7670
• DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.6.172

Ten cats with sporotrichosis were examined clinically and pathologically. They were in very poor general condition, and had widespread ulcerated cutaneous lesions and respiratory signs. Gross internal abnormalities were found only in the lungs and lymph nodes. Histologically, an inflammatory infiltrate and yeast-like structures were observed in the skin, lungs, liver and lymph nodes. The spleen was congested and contained fungal elements. No microscopical changes were observed in the pancreas, kidneys and heart. Sporothrix schenckii was isolated from all the skin samples and nasal swabs obtained in vivo, and from all the samples of lung, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, heart and kidney taken postmortem.