Long term survival of a dog with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatment
Canine disseminated fungal infection by Aspergillus species carries a guarded to grave prognosis as they often rapidly progress and are refractory to treatment with many euthanased soon after diagnosis. This case report describes a 2.5 year old female spayed German Shepherd Dog diagnosed with dissem...
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| author | Peter F. Bennett Jessica J. Talbot Patricia Martin Sarah E. Kidd Mariano Makara Vanessa R. Barrs |
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| description | Canine disseminated fungal infection by Aspergillus species carries a guarded to grave prognosis as they often rapidly progress and are refractory to treatment with many euthanased soon after diagnosis. This case report describes a 2.5 year old female spayed German Shepherd Dog diagnosed with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection for which definitive treatment was declined by the owners. With only palliative management the dog survived three years and two months before succumbing to chronic kidney disease. Keywords: Aspergillus deflectus, Disseminated aspergillosis, Palliative care, Survival |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10140cb9b50f473c894e8a9a8fc732742022-12-21T20:30:51ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392018-12-012213Long term survival of a dog with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatmentPeter F. Bennett0Jessica J. Talbot1Patricia Martin2Sarah E. Kidd3Mariano Makara4Vanessa R. Barrs5Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, Evelyn Williams Building B10, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Corresponding author.Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, Evelyn Williams Building B10, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaVeterinary Pathology Diagnostic Service, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, Evelyn Williams Building B10, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaNational Mycology Reference Centre, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, SA Pathology, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, AustraliaSydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, Evelyn Williams Building B10, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaSydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, Evelyn Williams Building B10, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; Marie Bashir Institute of Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, AustraliaCanine disseminated fungal infection by Aspergillus species carries a guarded to grave prognosis as they often rapidly progress and are refractory to treatment with many euthanased soon after diagnosis. This case report describes a 2.5 year old female spayed German Shepherd Dog diagnosed with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection for which definitive treatment was declined by the owners. With only palliative management the dog survived three years and two months before succumbing to chronic kidney disease. Keywords: Aspergillus deflectus, Disseminated aspergillosis, Palliative care, Survivalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300848 |
| spellingShingle | Peter F. Bennett Jessica J. Talbot Patricia Martin Sarah E. Kidd Mariano Makara Vanessa R. Barrs Long term survival of a dog with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatment Medical Mycology Case Reports |
| title | Long term survival of a dog with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatment |
| title_full | Long term survival of a dog with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatment |
| title_fullStr | Long term survival of a dog with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long term survival of a dog with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatment |
| title_short | Long term survival of a dog with disseminated Aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatment |
| title_sort | long term survival of a dog with disseminated aspergillus deflectus infection without definitive treatment |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300848 |
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