Rantala Merja, Attia Stella, Koukila-Kähkölä Pirkko, de Hoog Sybren, Anttila Marjukka, Katila Terttu
Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Saarentaus, Finland.
J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Sep;53(9):3047-53. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00728-15. Epub 2015 Jun 17.
We present an unusual equine endometritis case associated with Cladophialophora bantiana in a 15-year-old mare. The mare displayed infertility and uterine fluid accumulation with numerous black, hairy granules. Microscopically, the fluid revealed numerous septate, dark fungal hyphae and conidia in chains. Culture yielded C. bantiana (CBS 138271); the species was confirmed by internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing. Treatment was unsuccessful. C. bantiana causes cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in humans, while animal cases are rare. Animal cases are reviewed.
我们报告了一例15岁母马发生的与班替枝孢瓶霉相关的罕见马子宫内膜炎病例。该母马表现为不育和子宫积液,并伴有大量黑色、有毛的颗粒。显微镜下,积液中可见大量分隔的深色真菌菌丝和链状分生孢子。培养分离出班替枝孢瓶霉(CBS 138271);通过内转录间隔区(ITS)测序确认了该菌种。治疗未成功。班替枝孢瓶霉在人类中引起脑暗色丝孢霉病,而动物病例罕见。本文对动物病例进行了综述。