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Four cases of equine bone lesions caused by Pythium insidiosum

1990; Wiley; Volume: 22; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.2042-3306.1990.tb04273.x

2042-3306

Antonio A. Alfaro, Leonel Mendoza,

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Equine Veterinary JournalVolume 22, Issue 4 p. 295-297 Four cases of equine bone lesions caused by Pythium insidiosum A. A. ALFARO, A. A. ALFARO Departments of Surgery and Mycology, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional. Apt. 86, Heredia, Costa Rica.Search for more papers by this authorL. MENDOZA, L. MENDOZA Departments of Surgery and Mycology, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional. Apt. 86, Heredia, Costa Rica. Ontario Veterinary College, Dept. Microbiology and Immunology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada. (Correspondence should be addressed to L. Mendoza.)Search for more papers by this author A. A. ALFARO, A. A. ALFARO Departments of Surgery and Mycology, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional. Apt. 86, Heredia, Costa Rica.Search for more papers by this authorL. MENDOZA, L. MENDOZA Departments of Surgery and Mycology, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional. Apt. 86, Heredia, Costa Rica. Ontario Veterinary College, Dept. Microbiology and Immunology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada. (Correspondence should be addressed to L. Mendoza.)Search for more papers by this author First published: July 1990 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.1990.tb04273.xCitations: 40 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Austwick, P. K. C. and Copland, J. W. (1974) Swamp Cancer. Nature 250, 84. Bridges, C. H. and Emmons, C. W. (1961) A phycomycosis of horses caused by Hyphomyces destruens. J. Am. vet. med. Ass. 138, 579– 589. Brown, C. C. and Roberts, E. D. (1988) Intestinal pythiosis in a horse. Aust. vet. J. 65, 88– 89. de Cock, W. A. W., Mendoza, L., Padhye, A. A., Ajello, L. and Kaufman, L. (1987) Pythium insidiosum sp. nov. the etiologic agent of pythiosis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 25, 344– 349. Goad, M. E. P. (1984) Pulmonary pythiosis in a horse. Vet. Pathol. 21, 261– 262. Ichitani, T. and Amemiya, J. (1980) Pythium gracile isolated from foci granular dermatitis in the horse (Equus caballus). Trans. Mycol. Soc. Japan 21, 263– 265. McMullan, W. C., Joyce, J. R., Hamselka, D. V. and Heitman, J. M. (1977). Amphotericin B for treatment of localized subcutaneous phycomycosis in the horse. J. Am. Vet. Med. Ass. 170, 1293– 1298. Mendoza, L. and Prendas, J. (1988) A method to obtain rapid zoosporogenesis of Pythium insidiosum. Mycopathologia. 104, 59– 62. Mendoza, L., Alfaro, A. A. and Villalobos, J. (1988) Bone lesions caused by Pythium insidiosum in a horse. J. med. vet. Mycol. 26, 5– 12. Mendoza, L., Kaufman, L. and Standard, P. G. (1986) Immunodifussion test for diagnosing and monitoring pythiosis in horses. J. Clin. Microbiol. 23, 813– 816. Mendoza, L. and Alfaro, A. A. (1986) Equine pythiosis in Costa Rica: Report of 39 cases. Mycopathologia. 94, 123– 129. Miller, R. I., Bruce, M. O. and Archer, M. (1985) Cutaneous pythiosis in beef calves. J. Am. vet. med. Ass. 186, 984– 986. Miller, R. I. and Campbell, R. S. F. (1982) Clinical observations on equine phycomycosis. Aust. vet. J. 58, 221– 226. Miller, R. I. (1985) Gastrointestinal phycomycosis in 63 dogs. J. Am. vet. med. Ass. 186, 473– 478. Miller, R. I. (1983) Investigation into the biology of the three "Phycomycotic" agents pathogenic for horses in Australia. Mycopathologia. 81, 23– 28. Miller, R. I. (1981) Treatment of equine phycomycosis by immunotherapy and surgery. Aust. vet. J. 57, 377– 382. Murray, D. R., Ladds, P. D., Johnston, R. H. and Pott, B. W. (1978) Metastatic phycomycosis in a horse. J. Am. vet. med. Ass. 172, 834– 836. O'Neill-Foil, C. S., Short, B. G., Fadok, V. A. and Kunkle, G. A. (1984) A report of subcutaneous pythiosis in five dogs and a review of the etiological agent Pythium spp. J. Am. Anim. Hosp. Ass. 20, 959– 966. Sathapatayavongs, O., Leelachaikul, P., Prachaktam, O., Atichartakarn, V., Sriphojanart, T., Trairatvorakul, P., Jirasiritham, P., Nontasut, S., Eurvillaichit, A. and Flegel, T. (1989) Human pythiosis associated with Thalassemia hemoglobinopathy syndrome. J. infect. Dis. 159, 274– 280. Citing Literature Volume22, Issue4July 1990Pages 295-297 ReferencesRelatedInformation