Candida albicans is among the major agents of mucous membrane mycosis in humans and animals, with systemic and deep infections observed in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a case of fatal granulomatous myocarditis caused by C albicans in a 20-day-old canary (Serinus canaria). The etiologic diagnosis was confirmed by identifying characteristic morphologic features of the organism, combined with histochemical staining, and followed by the use of ad hoc biomolecular analysis.
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1 September 2011
Granulomatous Myocarditis Caused by Candida albicans in a Canary (Serinus canaria)
Giuseppe Marruchella,
Gianluca Todisco,
Silvia D'Arezzo,
Giovanni Di Guardo,
Maria Grazia Paglia
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Avian
avian pathology
canary
Candida albicans
granulomatous myocarditis
Histochemistry
molecular biology