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Rivista trimestrale di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria edita dall'Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’

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2014 - Volume 50 (3), July-September
   
 
Case report
Daniela Malatesta, Vic R. Simpson, Romina Fusillo, Manlio Marcelli, Laura Bongiovanni, Mariarita Romanucci, Chiara Palmieri & Leonardo Della Salda		  
First description of adiaspiromycosis in an Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in Italy 199-202
doi: 10.12834/VetIt.40.1916.8
 
Summary
Adiaspiromycosis is a pulmonary disease caused by the inhalation of the ubiquitous fungus Emmonsia spp., a common soil inhabitant. Information about the replication and dissemination of the fungus from the primary site is lacking. Members of the Family Mustelidae seem to be highly susceptible to this infection, which has been previously reported in otters (Lutra lutra) in Czech Republic/Slovakia, Finland and in the UK. In many cases, Emmonsia-associated lesions have also been reported as incidental findings during necropsies of otherwise healthy animals. A road-killed male Eurasian otter was submitted for the post-mortem examination on 21st December 2009 at the Veterinary Pathology Unit of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Teramo, as part of the RECAL [RECovery and post‑mortem Analysis of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in the National Park of Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni (Salerno, Italy), and surrounding areas] project. Histologically, multifocal round structures with a PAS-positive thick tri-laminar wall and a central basophilic granular mass were observed within the alveoli. The adiaspores were surrounded by a severe granulomatous reaction with high number of macrophages, multinucleated giant cells, eosinophils, neutrophils and fibroblasts. Numerous multifocal cholesterol granulomas were observed close to those fungal-induced. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of adiaspiromycosis in an Eurasian otter in Italy.

Keywords
Adiaspiromycosis, Cholesterol granuloma, Lung, Otter, RECAL.


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