An infection with the rare mycosis Chrysosporium parvum was diagnosed in a European beaver (Castor fiber) shot in northern Sweden. The animal was in normal body condition and no signs of disease were observed. In the lungs a large number of nodules, up to 5 mm diameter, were observed. A large number of adiaspores were observed in the interstitium of the lungs and in the mediastinal lymph node. A chronic inflammatory reaction dominated by mononuclear leukocytes and giant cells was observed around the spores. This is the first report of adiaspiromycosis (Chrysosporium parvum) in the European beaver.
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1 April 1999
Adiaspiromycosis in a European Beaver from Sweden
Torsten Mörner,
Anders Avenäs,
Roland Mattsson
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 35 • No. 2
April 1999
Vol. 35 • No. 2
April 1999
Adiaspiromycos
case report
Castor fiber
Chrysosporium parvum
European beaver
mycosis