Successful Management of Cutaneous Paralagenidiosis in a Dog Treated with Mefenoxam, Minocycline, Prednisone, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Overview

Journal Med Mycol Case Rep

Publisher Elsevier

Date 2020 Aug 11

PMID 32775178

Citations 5

Authors

Amelia G White

Kimberly Smart

Terri Hathcock

D Michael Tillson

Anil Poudel

Patricia Rynders

Chengming Wang

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Abstract

Cutaneous oomycotic infections are a rare dermatological disease primarily affecting horses and dogs. Response to medical management with antifungal therapies is poor because these organisms are not true fungi. Complete cure is unlikely if the infected tissue is unable to be completely surgically excised. This is a case report of successfully-managed cutaneous paralagenidiosis infection of the perianal tissue in an 11-month-old male intact Labrador retriever utilizing hyperbaric oxygen therapy, corticosteroids, minocycline, mefenoxam, and surgery.

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