The first case of feline sinonasal aspergillosis due to Aspergillus fischeri In Japan

Rui Kano; Tomoko Takahashi; Takeshi Hayakawa; Yoshiki Yamaya; Atsuhiko Hasegawa; Hiroshi Kamata

doi:10.1292/jvms.14-0454

The first case of feline sinonasal aspergillosis due to Aspergillus fischeri In Japan

Rui Kano, Tomoko Takahashi, Takeshi Hayakawa, Yoshiki Yamaya, Atsuhiko Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kamata

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Feline upper respiratory tract infection due to Aspergillus spp. is considered an emerging disease, with the number of reported cases continuing to rise. In this study, we report the first case of feline sinonasal aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus fischeri in Japan. The patient presented after 2 months of progressive facial deformity around the nose and nasal discharge. The isolate from this case was susceptible to itraconazole (ITZ), voriconazole and micafungin, but was resistant to amphotericine B. However, the infected cat died approximately 1 month after referral, despite treatment for 12 days ITZ administered orally at 10 mg/kg.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1183-1185
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
Volume	77
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.14-0454
Publication status	Published - Sept 2015

Keywords

Aspergillus fischeri
Feline
Molecular identification
Sinonasal aspergillosis

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