The dematiaceous fungus Cladosporium cladosporioides is a widely distributed saprophyte that is reported to occasionally infect the lung, skin, eye and brain of humans. This report describes a German shepherd dog with granulomatous encephalitis and nephritis due to C. cladosporioides infection. Although the fungal organisms appeared non-pigmented in haematoxylin and eosin stained sections, they were readily identified with histochemical stains. Semi-nested polymerase chain reaction using universal fungal primers amplified fungal DNA from fixed tissue that had identity to that of C. cladosporioides on sequencing. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Poutahidis, T., Angelopoulou, K., Karamanavi, E., Polizopoulou, Z. S., Doulberis, M., Latsari, M., & Kaldrymidou, E. (2009). Mycotic Encephalitis and Nephritis in a Dog due to Infection with Cladosporium cladosporioides. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 140(1), 59–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.09.002
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