Mycotic aneurysm caused by Graphium species in a dog

J Vet Med Sci. 2015 Oct;77(10):1285-8. doi: 10.1292/jvms.15-0105. Epub 2015 May 3.

Abstract

A 10-year-old castrated male mixed-breed dog exhibited vomiting, lethargy and anorexia. An abdominal ultrasound examination revealed a focal dilation of the abdominal aorta. The dog died 2 days after examination, and necropsy revealed a ruptured aneurysm at the abdominal aorta between the kidneys. Histological examination revealed severe granulomatous and necrotizing pan-arteritis with fungal organisms. Graphium species was identified through DNA sequence analysis of the PCR product from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples. To our knowledge, this is the first report of aortic aneurysm caused by Graphium species in a dog. Sequence was submitted to the DNA Data Bank of Japan with the accession number LC007972.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
  • Aneurysm, Infected / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Aortic Aneurysm / microbiology
  • Aortic Aneurysm / pathology
  • Aortic Aneurysm / veterinary*
  • Ascomycota / classification
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology*
  • Dogs
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Male