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Lymphadenopathy Associated with Disseminated Aspergillosis in a Jindo Dog in Korea

  • Young Ju Kim (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hyeona Bae (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Dong-In Jung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Tae Sung Hwang (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hee-Chun Lee (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Sang-Hyun Kim (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • DoHyeon Yu (College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2023.08.04
  • Accepted : 2023.09.18
  • Published : 2023.10.31
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Abstract

A 2-year-old outdoor, spayed, female Korean Jindo dog was referred for thoracic and abdominal masses. Diagnostic imaging revealed generalized lymphadenopathy and a significant amount of pleural effusion. The cytological evaluation of the pleural effusion and fine-needle aspiration of the mediastinal lymph nodes confirmed the presence of fungal hyphae. The histopathological examination of the mediastinal lymph nodes stained with Grocott's methenamine silver revealed fungal mycelia, and Aspergillus terreus was identified based on fungal DNA sequencing. Thus, the dog was diagnosed with disseminated canine aspergillosis caused by A. terreus. This case report describes a rare case of disseminated canine aspergillosis caused by A. terreus in a Korean Jindo dog.

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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2020R1C1C1008675).

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