Scaglione Frine Eleonora, Peano Andrea, Piga Sara, Meda Stefano, Bollo Enrico, Cannizzo Francesca Tiziana, Pasquetti Mario, Jensen Henrik Elvang
Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco (To), Italy.
Zoom Torino, Strada Piscina 36, 10040, Cumiana, Italy.
BMC Vet Res. 2017 Mar 29;13(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-1001-z.
This report describes a case of primary subcutaneous aspergillosis in a 7-year-old neutered male dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius).
The animal developed a large nodular lesion in the right scrotum two years after surgical intervention for neutering. The mass had a firm consistency and was painful at palpation. Histopathology revealed dermal granulomatous inflammation with a necrotic centre, surrounded by plasma cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and sparse fungal hyphae characterised by parallel cell walls, distinct septa, and dichotomous branching. Fungal culture was not performed, but a panel of mono- and polyclonal antibodies specific for different fungal genera identified the hyphae as Aspergillus sp.
The occurrence of subcutaneous lesions is a rare manifestation of aspergillosis in animals, and this appears to be the first case reported in the dromedary camel.
本报告描述了一例7岁去势雄性单峰骆驼（骆驼属单峰驼）原发性皮下曲霉病病例。
该动物在去势手术干预两年后，右侧阴囊出现一个大的结节性病变。肿块质地坚硬，触诊时有疼痛感。组织病理学显示真皮肉芽肿性炎症，中央坏死，周围有浆细胞、巨噬细胞、中性粒细胞以及稀疏的真菌菌丝，其特征为平行的细胞壁、明显的隔膜和二叉分支。未进行真菌培养，但一组针对不同真菌属的单克隆和多克隆抗体鉴定出这些菌丝为曲霉属。
皮下病变的发生是动物曲霉病的罕见表现，这似乎是单峰骆驼中报道的首例病例。
