Granulomatous skin lesions due to histoplasmosis in a badger (Meles meles)in Austria

Authors
Bauder, B Kubber-Heiss, A Steineck, T Kuttin, ES Kaufman, L
Citation
B. Bauder et al., Granulomatous skin lesions due to histoplasmosis in a badger (Meles meles)in Austria, MED MYCOL, 38(3), 2000, pp. 249-253
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
ISSN journal
13693786 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
249 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
1369-3786(200006)38:3<249:GSLDTH>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We describe the first case of histoplasmosis due to infection with Histopla sma capsulatum var. capsulatum in a wild badger (Meles meles) in Austria. D iagnosis was established by histopathological and immunohistochemical chara cterization of yeast forms in skin lesions and lymph nodes. Although Austri a has yet to be regarded as an endemic region for H. capsulatum, infections of animals and humans exposed to contaminated soil cannot be excluded.