In utero infection of a calf by Saksenaea erythrospora resulting in neonatal abomasitis and dermatitis. Academic Article

abstract

• Saksenaea erythrospora is a filamentous fungus belonging to the order Mucorales. Cases of cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Saksenaea spp. have previously been reported in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed people. A premature, 1-day-old bull calf from Texas with numerous plaque-like and ulcerative lesions in the skin was found at necropsy to have multiple areas of mycotic dermatitis and abomasitis. Fungal culture of the skin followed by morphological characterization and genetic analysis identified the etiologic agent as S. erythrospora.

authors

• Lawhon, Sara

published proceedings

• J Vet Diagn Invest

author list (cited authors)

• Lawhon, S. D., Corapi, W. V., Hoffmann, A. R., Libal, M. C., Alvarez, E., Guarro, J., ... Sutton, D. A.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Lawhon, Sara D||Corapi, Wayne V||Hoffmann, Aline Rodrigues||Libal, Melissa C||Alvarez, Eduardo||Guarro, Josep||Wickes, Brian L||Fu, Jianmin||Thompson, Elizabeth H||Sutton, Deanna A

publication date

• September 2012

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation  Journal

keywords

• Abomasum
• Animals
• Animals, Newborn
• Cattle
• Cattle Diseases
• Dermatomycoses
• Fatal Outcome
• Female
• Male
• Mucorales
• Mucormycosis
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
• Premature Birth
• Stomach Diseases

PubMed Central ID

• 22786975

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1040638712452106

start page

• 990

end page

• 993

volume

• 24

issue

• 5

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1177%2F1040638712452106

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being