Blastomycosis in a postpartum dog

Transplacental infection with Blastomyces dermatitidis is rare in humans and unknown in the dog. A Doberman pinscher bitch was diagnosed with blastomycosis 25 days after whelping. Clinical signs were noted after whelping and were progressive. All 9 pups were free of clinical signs and had negative u...

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Main Authors:	David L. Panciera, Gregory C. Troy, Beverly J. Purswell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:	Blastomycosis Pregnancy Dog Transplacental Blastomyces dermatitidis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000438

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spelling	doaj-ddbaf73258884048b45d2d49ca46347d2020-11-25T04:03:33ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392014-10-016C293010.1016/j.mmcr.2014.09.002Blastomycosis in a postpartum dogDavid L. Panciera0Gregory C. Troy1Beverly J. Purswell2Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USADepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USADepartment of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USATransplacental infection with Blastomyces dermatitidis is rare in humans and unknown in the dog. A Doberman pinscher bitch was diagnosed with blastomycosis 25 days after whelping. Clinical signs were noted after whelping and were progressive. All 9 pups were free of clinical signs and had negative urine Blastomyces antigen tests at 6 weeks of age and remained free of signs of illness through 11 months of age. The bitch responded to treatment with itraconazole.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000438BlastomycosisPregnancyDogTransplacentalBlastomyces dermatitidis
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title	Blastomycosis in a postpartum dog
title_short	Blastomycosis in a postpartum dog
title_full	Blastomycosis in a postpartum dog
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publisher	Elsevier
series	Medical Mycology Case Reports
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publishDate	2014-10-01
description	Transplacental infection with Blastomyces dermatitidis is rare in humans and unknown in the dog. A Doberman pinscher bitch was diagnosed with blastomycosis 25 days after whelping. Clinical signs were noted after whelping and were progressive. All 9 pups were free of clinical signs and had negative urine Blastomyces antigen tests at 6 weeks of age and remained free of signs of illness through 11 months of age. The bitch responded to treatment with itraconazole.
topic	Blastomycosis Pregnancy Dog Transplacental Blastomyces dermatitidis
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Blastomycosis in a postpartum dog

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