The diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis (CM) in dogs is typically based on clinical presentation, serology, and (less frequently) spherule identification. Agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) is the most commonly employed serological method, but AGID is slow (requiring up to a week for titer). A ...

Background: Commercially available, noninvasive testing options for histoplasmosis are limited outside of the United States. Objectives: To describe the diagnostic performance of a novel Histoplasma antigen enzyme immunoassay (IM EIA) for the diagnosis of histoplasmosis in dogs. Animals: Twenty ...

Histoplasmosis, a mycotic infection caused by Histoplasma spp, can infect the gastrointestinal tract of dogs. Clinical signs of gastrointestinal histoplasmosis can include diarrhea, profound weight loss, anorexia, and vomiting. Rectal scrape for cytology can provide a quick diagnosis, but if...

Background: Histoplasma (H.) capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus, and infection is typically via inhalation of microconidia. After conversion to the yeast phase within the lung, the organism is subsequently disseminated to other tissues by macrophages. Nasal histoplasmosis appears to be a rare...

Histoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease affecting a wide variety of animals caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, a dimorphic fungus endemic in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of America and Africa. Soil with abundant organic material, bird droppings and bat guano, constitutes the ecological...

Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection with a wide clinical spectrum, from asymptomatic to lethal disseminated disease. Its etiological agent, Histoplasma capsulatum, is found in excreta of birds and bats. We report a fatal canine histoplasmosis case affectingaa dog resident in an apartment in an...

A 4 mo old intact male Labrador retriever was referred to the authors' institution for a 3 wk history of weight loss and progressive abdominal distension. Thoracic radiographs revealed sternal lymphadenopathy and a diffuse unstructured interstitial and bronchial pulmonary pattern. An abdominal...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical manifestations of histoplasmosis in a large sample of dogs, compare outcomes achieved with fluconazole versus itraconazole, and identify variables available at the time of diagnosis with prognostic value. DESIGN: Retrospective case series with nested cohort...

Histoplasma capsulatum is the causative agent of histoplasmosis, one of the main diseases that affects the lower respiratory system of dogs and cats. This pathogen is often isolated from bird and bat droppings. Infection occurs by inhaling fungal spores in soil contaminated with faeces. The...

The dimorphic fungi, Histoplasma capsulatum, Paracoccidioides spp. complex and Sporothrix schenckii complex are the causative agents of histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis and sporotrichosis, respectively. The aim of this study was to detect antibodies against H. capsulatum, Paracoccidioides...