Exophiala phaeomuriformis associated with abortion and placentitis in a mare

Abstract

This article describes a case of abortion and placentitis in a mare. Macroscopic and microscopic lesions in the aborted fetus were consistent with a pyogranulomatous inflammation with intralesional fungal structures. These were observed in the lungs, skin, stomach, umbilical cord, peritoneum, fetal membranes and brain. Molecular techniques detected the fungus Exophiala phaeomuriformis from those lesions. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of abortion in horse due to E. phaeomuriformis.