Background: Aspergillus spp. are saprophytic opportunistic fungal organisms and are a common cause of otomycosis in humans. Although there have been case reports of Aspergillus otitis externa in dogs, to the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first retrospective case series describing ...

Aspergillus terreus was isolated from the organs of a German Shepherd pup removed from the bitch by cesarean intervention. In the following days, the bitch developed signs of canine disseminated aspergillosis and was euthanized. The fungus was isolated from a necrotic lesion in the uterus and other ...

This investigation determined the presence and prevalence of the zoonotic agents Leptospira interrogans, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Aspergillus spp. in the stray dog population (a total of 224 stray dogs) in an urban area of Southern Mexico. Blood serum samples were taken from all dogs, and root hair...

Background: Systemic aspergillosis is a serious disease of dogs for which the clinical characteristics are poorly described. Objective: To describe the clinical and diagnostic imaging characteristics of dogs with systemic aspergillosis. Animals: Thirty dogs with systemic aspergillosis. Methods:...

Disseminated aspergillosis in dogs has been associated with Aspergillus terreus or A. deflectus infection. We report a case of disseminated A. versicolor infection presenting as diskospondylitis, osteomyelitis, and pyelonephritis. The diagnosis was made based on clinical, radiographic, and...

In the dog infections by Aspergillus spp. frequently affect nasal cavity and sinuses and are mainly caused by A. fumigatus. Systemic involvement has usually a poor prognosis and is often fatal. A case of systemic aspergillosis in a German shepherd dog, with granulomatous and necrotic lesions...

This article presents 17 cases of ear infections in dogs and cats due to some Aspergillus species. Highlights of the paper focused on the clinical aspects, diagnosis, and treatment of affected animals.

A 5-year-old Vizsla female dog was presented with panuveitis and glaucoma two weeks subsequent to the left eye being enucleated due to a similar clinical manifestation. The dog was depressed, ataxic, had slow conscious proprioception in all four limbs, positional strabismus of the remaining eye and ...

Aspergillus terreus, normally a soil or plant saprophyte, causes disseminated systemic infection, involving primarily the skeletal and the cardiopulmonary system in humans and dogs. We describe two cases of German shepherd dogs that were referred to Koret School of Veterinary Medicine Teaching...

Various combinations of tests are used to confirm the diagnosis of canine sino-nasal aspergillosis (SNA) because false-positive and false-negative results can occur with each test. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether detection of fungal DNA in blood and nasal tissue samples was ...