Research Article, J Vet Sci Med Diagn Vol: 4 Issue: 3
A Case of Subcutaneous Destructive Facial Swelling in a Dog Caused by Mucor Species
| Awadin W1*, Mosbah E2, Youssef ES3 and El-Satar AA4 | |
| 1Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt | |
| 2Department of Surgery, Anesthesiology and Radiology, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt | |
| 3Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt | |
| 4Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt | |
| Corresponding author : Dr. Walaa Awadin Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt Tel: +201011610725; Fax: +20502379952 E-mail: walaafekriawadin@yahoo.com |
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| Received: November 30, 2014 Accepted: March 28, 2015 Published: April 03, 2015 | |
| Citation: Awadin W, Mosbah E, Youssef ES, El-Satar AA (2015) A Case of Subcutaneous Destructive Facial Swelling in a Dog Caused by Mucor Species. J Vet Sci Med Diagn 4:3. doi:10.4172/2325-9590.1000163 |
Abstract
A Case of Subcutaneous Destructive Facial Swelling in a Dog Caused by Mucor Species
A three-year-old Black Jack dog was presented in August, 2014 to Mansoura veterinary teaching hospital, Egypt for investigation of a firm non-painful subcutaneous swelling beneath the right eye. Oral examination revealed normal lips, gums, teeth, tongue and palate. Incision of the swelling discharged whitish yellow fluid, pyogranulomatous masses and bloody exudates. Subsequent biopsy and culture examination revealed a pure growth of a Mucor species. On necropsy, right maxillary bone, underneath the swelling, showed erosion and destruction of bony wall extending into orbit, anterior ethmoidal sinus and soft tissue of right cheek. Histopathological evaluation showed pyogranulomatous inflammation associated with intra lesional hollow thin walled branched aseptated hyphae characteristic of Mucor species. The fungus was visualized by periodic acid Schiff (PAS) and Grocott’s methenamine silver (GMS) stain.
