Rhinomycosis caused by Conidiobolus coronatus on a horse from Puntarenas, Costa Rica: Case Repo

Authors

  • J. Estrada Hospital de Especies Mayores, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • A. Calderón Laboratorio de Micología, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • R. Estrada Hospital de Especies Mayores, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • A. Urbina Laboratorio de Micología, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • J. Vargas Hospital de Especies Mayores, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • C. Segura Hospital de Especies Mayores, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • M. Somarriba Hospital de Especies Mayores, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
  • M. Estrada Hospital de Especies Mayores, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

Keywords:

Conidiobolus coronatus, rhynomycosis, mycotic rhinitis, zygomycosis, mycological culture, cryosurgery.

Abstract

A case of rhynomycosis in an 8 year old horse from Quepos, at the central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with a history of periodic epistaxis, mucopurulent discharge and a visible ulcerative granulomatous mass inside the left nasal passage is reported. A biopsy of the mass revealed a mycotyc rhinitis, with morphology similar to that described for conidiobolomycosis. A mycological culture confirmed the presence of Conidiobolus coronatus. The patient was treated with intravenous administration of Sodium Iodide and local cryosurgery with liquid nitrogen spray. This is the third report in Costa Rica of Conidiobolus coronatus as an agent of nasal zygomycosis in horses.

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Published

2012-09-16

How to Cite

Rhinomycosis caused by Conidiobolus coronatus on a horse from Puntarenas, Costa Rica: Case Repo. (2012). Ciencias Veterinarias, 26(2), 73-79. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/4698

How to Cite

Rhinomycosis caused by Conidiobolus coronatus on a horse from Puntarenas, Costa Rica: Case Repo. (2012). Ciencias Veterinarias, 26(2), 73-79. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/4698

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