LEUKOGRAM AND SERUM GLOBULIN VALUES IN 2 DOGS WITH SYSTEMIC XYLOHYPHA-BANTIANA INFECTION

Phaeohyphomycosis is a rare fungal disease of animals and man, gene ra lly thought to occur in compromised or debilitated hosts, although in man the majority of infections have occurred in otherwise healthy pati ents. To investigate the possible role of immune suppression in system ic phaeohyphomycosis, certain aspects of the immune system of 2 dogs w ith systemic Xylohypha bantiana infection were investigated. White cel l and differential cell counts, serum protein electrophoresis and seru m immunoglobulin fractions were determined. The only consistent findin g was lymphopaenia. Although there is no specific evidence for it, a l ymphopaenic state might predispose to systemic phaeohyphomycosis.