Cutaneous Pythiosis in 2 Dogs, Italy [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 We report cutaneous pythiosis in 2 dogs in Italy that had recurrent exposure to the same freshwater habitat. Phylogenetic analysis placed the isolates within Pythium insidiosum complex cluster IV, corresponding to P. periculosum.
Andrea Peano +7 more
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Infection with Pythium flevoense in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) as a novel cause of dermatitis in marine mammals [PDF]
Veterinary Research, 2023 The oomycete Pythium flevoense was diagnosed as the cause of dermatitis in a young adult female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) that had been trapped in a pound net in a temperate saltwater environment. Disease from Pythium sp.
Edwin J. B. Veldhuis Kroeze +7 more
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Pythiosis presenting with chronic swelling and painful subcutaneous lesion at right deltoid [PDF]
IDCases, 2023 Pythiosis is a fatal disease which has high incidence in tropical regions. In contrast with vascular pythiosis, cutaneous and subcutaneous pythiosis are both uncommon.
Athitaya Luangnara +5 more
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TREATMENT AND OUTCOME OF HORSES WITH CUTANEOUS PYTHIOSIS, AND META-ANALYSIS OF SIMILAR REPORTS [PDF]
Slovenian Veterinary Research, 2019 Pythiosis is reported to be one of the most life-threatening infections of people and animals in tropical, subtropical and temperate areas worldwide. Infection can result from ingesting zoospores of Pythium insidiosum organism or from contact with water
Hoda Elkhenany +5 more
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Geographical distribution of human pythiosis in the USA [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumFor more than 100 years, the infections caused by Pythium insidiosum have been well documented in horses. However, recently, pythiosis was also described in several species, including dogs, cats, cattle, zoo captive animals, and humans.
Raquel Vilela +3 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 Pythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, occurs in humans and animals and is acquired from aquatic environments that harbor the emerging pathogen. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and histopathologic features are not pathognomonic.
Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco +8 more
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Functional characterization of macrophages and change of Th1/Th2 balance in patients with pythiosis after Pythium insidiosum antigen immunotherapy [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThere has been limited research into the role of the Pythium insidiosum antigen (PIA) in modulating immune response in patients with pythiosis. This study investigated the balance of T helper type 2 (Th2) and T helper type 1 (Th1) responses after ...
Sadeep Medhasi +5 more
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The Use of Mefenoxam to Treat Cutaneous and Gastrointestinal Pythiosis in Dogs: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Pythium insidiosum, an aquatic oomycete with pathogenic potential in mammals, causes gastrointestinal and cutaneous disease in dogs. Mefenoxam, an agricultural anti-oomycotic compound, has a demonstrated the ability to inhibit P.
Phillip Billings +3 more
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Molecular Detection of Pythium insidiosum in Cutaneous Lesions of Horses from Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
AnimalsPythiosis is an underestimated and neglected disease in Brazil, both in horse breeders and in horses. The molecular detection of P. insidiosum in horses in the Brazilian Northeast represents a milestone in the epidemiology of equine pythiosis in the ...
Artur Bibiano de Vasconcelos +8 more
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Vitamin D‐Mediated Hypercalcemia in a Dog With Putative Cutaneous Pythiosis [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsA 12‐month‐old dog was diagnosed with cutaneous pythiosis after presenting with a nonhealing metatarsal wound, an inguinal mass, and regional lymphadenopathy.
Jennifer Brodkin +3 more
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