Subconjunctival mycetoma caused by Scedosporium apiospermum infection in a horse

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-88

  Berzina, Inese ^a   Trumble, Nicole Scotty ^a   Novicki, Thomas ^b   Sharkey, Leslie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Fungal infection; Opportunistic infection; Phaeohyphomycosis; Scedosporium Pseudallescheria complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCETOMA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; SCEDOSPORIUM;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MYCETOMA; SCEDOSPORIUM;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; FUNGI; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII; SCEDOSPORIUM;

EID: 79952234990     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2011.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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