Disseminated infection with Histoplasma capsulatum was diagnosed in a 7-yr-old female Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris). Clinical signs were nonspecific with the exception of brief periods of tachypnea for 5 days prior to death. H. capsulatum organisms were found in the lungs, tracheobronchial lymph nodes, and liver. Diagnosis was confirmed by tracheal wash, urine H. capsulatum enzyme immunoassay, and necropsy results. This report represents the first published account of disseminated histoplasmosis in a tiger.
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1 December 2011
Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Dominique L. Keller,
Howard Steinberg,
Kurt K. Sladky
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fungus
Histoplasma capsulatum
histoplasmosis
Panthera tigris
tiger