Panciera DL, Troy GC, Purswell BJ. Blastomycosis in a postpartum dog.
Med Mycol Case Rep 2014;
6:29-30. [PMID:
25379395 PMCID:
PMC4216323 DOI:
10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.09.002]
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Abstract
Transplacental infection with Blastomyces dermatitidis is rare in humans and unknown in the dog. A Doberman pinscher bitch was diagnosed with blastomycosis 25 days after whelping. Clinical signs were noted after whelping and were progressive. All 9 pups were free of clinical signs and had negative urine Blastomyces antigen tests at 6 weeks of age and remained free of signs of illness through 11 months of age. The bitch responded to treatment with itraconazole.
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