Successful management of gastrointestinal pythiosis in a dog using itraconazole, terbinafine, and mefenoxam
Hummel, J., Grooters, A., Davidson, G., Jennings, S., Nicklas, J., & Birkenheuer, A. (2010, December 21). Medical Mycology, Vol. 49, pp. 539–542.
author keywords: pythiosis; dogs; terbinafine; itraconazole; mefenoxam
MeSH headings : Alanine / administration & dosage; Alanine / adverse effects; Alanine / analogs & derivatives; Animals; Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage; Antifungal Agents / adverse effects; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dogs; Duodenum / pathology; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Diseases / drug therapy; Gastrointestinal Diseases / pathology; Gastrointestinal Diseases / veterinary; Histocytochemistry; Itraconazole / administration & dosage; Itraconazole / adverse effects; Naphthalenes / administration & dosage; Naphthalenes / adverse effects; Pythiosis / diagnosis; Pythiosis / drug therapy; Pythiosis / pathology; Pythiosis / veterinary; Pythium / isolation & purification; Terbinafine; Treatment Outcome
topics (OpenAlex): Infectious Diseases and Mycology; Mycobacterium research and diagnosis; Plant Pathogens and Resistance
TL;DR:
A case of canine gastrointestinal pythiosis in which lesions were resolved through the administration of itraconazole, terbinafine, and the agricultural fungicide mefenoxam is described.
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