Pneumonia due to Talaromyces marneffei in a Dog from Southern Brazil with Concomitant Canine Distemper Virus Infection

The pathological and molecular findings associated with Talaromyces marneffei-induced pneumonia with concomitant infection by canine distemper virus (CDV) are described in a dog. The principal pathological alteration occurred in the lungs. Histopathology confirmed multifocal granulomatous pneumonia...

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Published in:Journal of comparative pathology 2017-07, Vol.157 (1), p.61-66
Main Authors: Headley, S.A., Pretto-Giordano, L.G., Lima, S.C., Suhett, W.G., Pereira, A.H.T., Freitas, L.A., Suphoronski, S.A., Oliveira, T.E.S., Alfieri, A.F., Pereira, E.C., Vilas-Boas, L.A., Alfieri, A.A.
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Language:English
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Animals
Brazil
diagnostic pathology
Distemper - complications
dog
Dog Diseases - microbiology
Dogs
Mycoses - veterinary
mycotic pneumonia
Pneumonia - veterinary
pulmonary penicilliosis
Talaromyces
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Summary:The pathological and molecular findings associated with Talaromyces marneffei-induced pneumonia with concomitant infection by canine distemper virus (CDV) are described in a dog. The principal pathological alteration occurred in the lungs. Histopathology confirmed multifocal granulomatous pneumonia associated with numerous intralesional and intracellular septate fission cells consistent with T. marneffei. A molecular assay designed to amplify a partial fragment of the 18S rRNA gene of T. marneffei provided positive results from two fungal cultures derived from the lung. Sequencing and phylogenetic analyses confirmed the results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Furthermore, antigens of the CDV N protein were identified within the bronchial epithelium by immunohistochemistry and a PCR assay amplified the CDV N gene from hepatic and pulmonary fragments. Collectively, the pathological and molecular techniques confirmed a diagnosis of T. marneffei-induced pneumonia with concomitant infection by CDV. These findings represent the first description of pulmonary penicilliosis in the dog and extend the geographical niche of this emerging infectious pathogen. In this case, infection by CDV may have induced immunosuppression, which facilitated the development of pulmonary penicilliosis.
ISSN:0021-9975
1532-3129
DOI:10.1016/j.jcpa.2017.06.001