EMERICELLA NIDULANS AS AN AGENT OF GUTTURAL POUCH MYCOSIS IN A HORSE

A case is reported in a 9-year-old Anglo-Arab horse with guttural pouc h mycosis caused by Emericella nidulans. Acute death occurred by exsan guination following erosion of the external carotid artery. Histopatho logical examination of the mycotic plaque demonstrated septate hyphae, conidial heads, hulle cells and mature cleistothecia containing chara cteristic ascospores. Specific identification was confirmed by culture . In accordance with previous reports, Emericella nidulans should be c onsidered as the major agent of guttural pouch mycosis in Equidae.