A case report of canine protothecosis

J Vet Med Sci. 2004 May;66(5):593-7. doi: 10.1292/jvms.66.593.

Abstract

A 10-year-old spayed mongrel dog was referred with repeated intercurrent hematochezia and anal bleeding. The dog was vigorous and had a normal appetite, and the fecal test showed no abnormal signs. Despite treatment primarily with sulfasalazine, the condition did not improve and unilateral blindness developed. A Prototheca zopfii infection was identified by further examination with bowel culture on Sabouraud's agar without cyclohexane and antibiotics. Subsequent to a vision loss in the other eye, the dog died showing signs of neurological disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Colon / microbiology
  • Colon / pathology
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology*
  • Dog Diseases / pathology
  • Dogs
  • Eye / microbiology
  • Eye / pathology
  • Eye Infections / veterinary*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / complications
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / veterinary*
  • Histological Techniques
  • Infections / complications
  • Infections / microbiology
  • Infections / veterinary
  • Muscle, Skeletal / microbiology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
  • Prototheca*
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / veterinary

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic