SYSTEMIC TRICHOSPORONOSIS CAUSED BY TRICHOSPORON BEIGELII IN A WHITE-HANDED GIBBON (HYLOBATES LAR)

Authors
VICEK TJ OLIVER JL REESE KW
Citation
Tj. Vicek et al., SYSTEMIC TRICHOSPORONOSIS CAUSED BY TRICHOSPORON BEIGELII IN A WHITE-HANDED GIBBON (HYLOBATES LAR), Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 26(1), 1995, pp. 115-118
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
10427260
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
115 - 118
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-7260(1995)26:1<115:STCBTB>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A case of systemic trichosporonosis caused by Trichosporon beigelii in a 27-yr-old, female, white-handed gibbon, Hylobates lav, is reported. The animal was presented for necropsy after a 5-wk history of letharg y, depression, and severe azotemia. Necropsy results consisted of a sy stemic mycosis with numerous hyphae, arthroconidia, and blastospores. A severe, chronic interstitial nephritis was also present. Fungal and bacterial cultures revealed Trichosporon beigelii and Enterobacter sp. A definitive cause of immunosuppression was not evident in this case.