Alternaria fungal dermatitis in a free-ranging javelina (Pecari tajacu)

J Wildl Dis. 2011 Jul;47(3):796-9. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.796.

Abstract

We report a javelina from Pinal County, Arizona, USA, with severe fungal dermatitis and cellulitis. Extreme emaciation and rostral disfiguration, including left-lateral displacement of the nasal planum, justified euthanasia. A pus-filled tract within the rostrum was observed. Histopathology revealed granulomatous inflammation with hyphae morphologically consistent with Alternaria sp. isolated by culture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Alternaria / isolation & purification*
  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild / microbiology
  • Arizona
  • Artiodactyla / microbiology*
  • Cellulitis / diagnosis
  • Cellulitis / veterinary*
  • Dermatomycoses / diagnosis
  • Dermatomycoses / veterinary*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Male