TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolation of Chrysosporium guarroi in a Green Iguana (Iguana iguana), in Turkey
AU - Başaran Kahraman, Beren
AU - Diren Siğirci, Belgi
AU - Metiner, Kemal
AU - Ak, Seyyal
AU - Koenhemsi, Lora
AU - Or, Mehmet Erman
AU - Castellá, Gemma
AU - Abarca, Maria Lourdes
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - © 2015. A Chrysosporium sp. organism was isolated from a 2-year-old male green iguana (. Iguana iguana). Internal transcribed spacer and D1/D2 sequencing was employed to further identify the organism as Chrysosporium guarroi. Based on antifungal sensitivity results from the mycotic isolate collected from the patient, ketaconozole therapy was initiated along with topical povidone-iodine. The iguana was reevaluated after a month and new healthy skin was observed at the affected area. The habitat, origin, transmission, treatment, and the primary or secondary role of Chrysosporium spp. are unknown in iguanas, as well as the zoonotic nature of this microbe. This report describes a pet green iguana diagnosed with cutaneous mycosis caused by C. guarroi in Turkey. As there is relatively little published information describing C. guarroi in reptiles, further studies are required to understand the importance of this pathogen in captive and wild animals.
AB - © 2015. A Chrysosporium sp. organism was isolated from a 2-year-old male green iguana (. Iguana iguana). Internal transcribed spacer and D1/D2 sequencing was employed to further identify the organism as Chrysosporium guarroi. Based on antifungal sensitivity results from the mycotic isolate collected from the patient, ketaconozole therapy was initiated along with topical povidone-iodine. The iguana was reevaluated after a month and new healthy skin was observed at the affected area. The habitat, origin, transmission, treatment, and the primary or secondary role of Chrysosporium spp. are unknown in iguanas, as well as the zoonotic nature of this microbe. This report describes a pet green iguana diagnosed with cutaneous mycosis caused by C. guarroi in Turkey. As there is relatively little published information describing C. guarroi in reptiles, further studies are required to understand the importance of this pathogen in captive and wild animals.
KW - Chrysosporium guarroi
KW - Dermatomycosis
KW - Iguanas
KW - Pet
U2 - 10.1053/j.jepm.2015.08.007
DO - 10.1053/j.jepm.2015.08.007
M3 - Article
SN - 1557-5063
VL - 24
SP - 427
EP - 429
JO - Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
JF - Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
ER -