Disseminated cryptococcosis including osteomyelitis in a horse

Aust Vet J. 2007 Jan-Feb;85(1-2):51-5; quiz 85. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00060.x.

Abstract

A 4-year-old Arab mare was diagnosed with disseminated cryptococcosis, including osteomyelitis of the proximal phalanx of the left hind limb, osteomyelitis with associated soft tissue granuloma of a rib and disseminated, large cryptococcal nodules in the lungs. The lesion in the dorsoproximal aspect of the proximal phalanx had a large area of cortical lysis with spiculated periosteal new bone and extensive soft tissue swelling. The affected rib had a pathological fracture. Cryptococcal osteomyelitis has not been previously reported in horses but should be considered as a differential diagnosis, particularly in endemic regions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cryptococcosis / diagnosis
  • Cryptococcosis / pathology
  • Cryptococcosis / veterinary*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Horse Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Horse Diseases / pathology
  • Horses
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnosis
  • Osteomyelitis / pathology
  • Osteomyelitis / veterinary*
  • Prognosis