[Two cases of canine histoplasmosis in Japan].
Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi
; 42(4): 229-35, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
Histoplasmosis is distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate zones of the world. The disease is one of the imported mycoses in Japan. To date, although more than 30 human and one canine case of histoplasmosis have been reported in Japan, some including that of the canine might have been infected domestically, since the patients have no history of going abroad. The pathogen of histoplasmosis is thus believed to be present in our country. We examined skin biopsies from two dogs in Tokyo and Kumamoto, and found fungal elements 1-2 or 2-4 microEm in diameter in the macrophages. The homology of DNA sequences for the ITS rRNA gene were correspondent to Ajellomyces capsulatus at a rate of more than 97.4%. Therefore, the two dogs were diagnosed as having been infected with Histoplasma capsulatum which is the anamorph of A. capsulatus. Since the dogs had no history of having been outside Japan and had not been brought from an endemic area, they might have been infected domestically. Further epidemiological surveys on canine histoplasmosis may be able to estimate autochthonous human cases in Japan.
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Assunto principal:
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Histoplasmose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
Ja
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Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão