Pseudo-hermafroditismo masculino em cadela / Male pseudohermaphroditism in bitch

A case of male pseudo-hermaphrodite in a six-month-old Pinscher dog with mild signs of agression towards other dogs is reported. The animal presented fibrous mass in clitorial region, with structure similar to a diminutive penis. Testicles were found in the abdominal cavity, uterus had normal size and localization and hypertrophic clitoris was seen during exploratory laparotomy. The histopathological examination revealed testicular tissue, composed of hypotrophic seminipherous tubules and exuberant stroma and uterus with normal histological appearance. Moreover, the animal presented high levels of testosterone.

Isolation and experimental infection with Vibrio alginolyticus in the sea horse, Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 (Osteichthyes: Syngnathidae) in Brazil / Isolamento e infecção experimental de Vibrio alginolyticus em cavalo-marinho, Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 (Osteichthyes: Syngnathidae) no Brasil

The aim of this study was to evaluate the pathogenicity of Vibrio alginolyticus isolated from an outbreak of sea horse Hippocampus reidi reared in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, by experimental infection. Sea horses with necrosis on the mouth epithelium were collected from aquaria at the Aquaculture Department, UFSC and the bacterium isolated from the mouth, liver, heart and blood in tiosulphate citrate bilesalt sucrose agar broth. The strains were identified by API 20E kit with 99.1 percent probability as Vibrio alginolyticus. Twelve adult sea horses (9.63 ± 2.42 g and 15.12 ± 0.87 cm) were distributed in six aquaria of 10 L capacity with aerated sea water. Fish from three aquaria were submitted to an immersion bath in a solution containing 1.0 × 10(7) CFU of V. alginolyticus/mL for 15 minutes. Fish from the other three aquaria received the same procedure without bacteria. Twenty four hours after this challenge, 100 percent mortality was observed in the animals infected with V. alginolyticus. No mortality was observed in non-infected fish. Hyperplasia, displacement and fusion of secondary lamellae of the gills; leukocyte infiltration and necrotic foci in the kidney; hyperplasia, sinusoidal deformation and necrotic foci in the liver were observed in histopathological analysis. The V. alginolyticus isolated in this study was pathogenic to H. reidi and constitutes an important sanitary problem to its culture.

Foi avaliado por meio de infecção experimental a patogenicidade de Vibrio alginolyticus isolado de um surto de enfermidade em cavalo-marinho Hippocampus reidi cultivado no Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Os peixes com necroses no epitélio bucal foram coletados em aquários do Departamento de Aquicultura, UFSC e as bactérias isoladas da boca, fígado, coração e sangue em meio Agar tiossulfato citrato bile sacarose. Os isolados foram identificados pelo kit API 20E como Vibrio alginolyticus com 99,1 por cento de probabilidade. Doze peixes adultos (9,63 ± 2,42 g e 15,12 ± 0,87 cm) foram distribuídos em seis aquários de 10 L com água marinha e aeração. Peixes de três aquários foram submetidos a um banho de imersão por 15 minutos em uma solução contendo 1,0 × 10(7) UFC de V. alginolyticus/mL. Nos outros três aquários realizou-se o mesmo procedimento sem a bactéria. Vinte e quatro horas após o desafio, 100 por cento de mortalidade foi observada nos animais infectados com V. alginolyticus. Não houve mortalidade nos peixes não infectados. Nas análises histopatológicas, foi observado hiperplasia, deslocamento do epitélio e fusão das lamelas secundárias das brânquias; infiltração de leucócitos e necrose no rim; hiperplasia, deformação sinusoidal e necrose no fígado nos animais desafiados com V. alginolyticus. O V. alginolyticus isolado neste estudo foi patogênico para H. reidi, constituindo-se de um importante problema para seu cultivo.

Trichophyton rubrum isolated from aids and human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in São Paulo, Brazil: antifungal susceptibility and extracellular enzyme production

BACKGROUND: In order to identify intraspecific variations in Trichophyton rubrum and to correlate them to the immunological status of the host, sixty strains isolated from AIDS, HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients were compared for the production of extracellular enzymes and for their susceptibility to several antifungal drugs. METHODS: The isolates were tested for their ability to secrete keratinases, proteinases, phospholipases, lipases and DNases. Likewise, we investigated their susceptibility to amphotericin B, ketoconazole, ciclopiroxolamine, griseofulvin, miconazole and tolnaftate. RESULTS: Variations in the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC80)) values were observed for all antifungals tested, but they were similarly distributed among the three clinical groups. Griseofulvin showed the most prominent differences among the three groups of isolates. Regarding enzyme secretion, all samples secreted keratinases and DNases, while none secreted phospholipases. Proteinases and lipases were secreted by some of them. CONCLUSIONS: The differences among isolates of the three groups were not statistically significant and therefore could not be ascribed to a given clinical status. Intraspecific variations similarly occurred in each group, irrespective of the immunological status of the patients