Probable Pulmonary Blastomycosis in a Wild Coyote (Canis latrans)
Joint Authors
Nevárez-Garza, Alicia M.
Barajas-Juárez, Ricardo Vladimir
Zarate-Ramos, Juan J.
Trejo-Chávez, Armando
Rodríguez-Tovar, Luis E.
Ledezma-Torres, Rogelio A.
Source
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A female coyote (Canis latrans) was fatally injured by a vehicle on a road in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Because of deteriorating clinical signs, the animal was euthanized.
Postmortem examination of the lungs showed numerous small multifocal white nodules (0.5–1 cm diameter) disseminated throughout.
Histopathologic examination revealed multifocal coalescing granulomas with abundant macrophages, numerous neutrophils, fibroblasts, plasma cells, and lymphocytes.
Abundant intracellular and extracellular thick-walled, refractile, spherical yeasts (10–15 μm) were observed within the granulomas.
The yeasts were intensely PAS-positive, with granular protoplasm.
Broad-based single budding yeasts were occasionally present.
Based on the microscopic findings of the pulmonary lesions and the morphological features of the organism, a diagnosis of chronic pyogranulomatous pneumonia caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis was made.
To our knowledge, the case described herein is the first report of pulmonary blastomycosis in a wild coyote.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rodríguez-Tovar, Luis E.& Nevárez-Garza, Alicia M.& Barajas-Juárez, Ricardo Vladimir& Zarate-Ramos, Juan J.& Ledezma-Torres, Rogelio A.& Trejo-Chávez, Armando. 2015. Probable Pulmonary Blastomycosis in a Wild Coyote (Canis latrans). Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060340
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rodríguez-Tovar, Luis E.…[et al.]. Probable Pulmonary Blastomycosis in a Wild Coyote (Canis latrans). Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060340
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rodríguez-Tovar, Luis E.& Nevárez-Garza, Alicia M.& Barajas-Juárez, Ricardo Vladimir& Zarate-Ramos, Juan J.& Ledezma-Torres, Rogelio A.& Trejo-Chávez, Armando. Probable Pulmonary Blastomycosis in a Wild Coyote (Canis latrans). Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060340
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060340