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*'''''Disseminates to other tissues and organs'''''
 
*'''''Disseminates to other tissues and organs'''''
 
||[[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Chromoblastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
||[[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Chromoblastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Which species do the majority of chromomycosis infections occur in?'''
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*'''''Dogs'''''
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*'''''Horses'''''
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*'''''Humans'''''
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||[[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Chromomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What clinical signs would you see with a chromomycosis infection?'''
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*'''''Regional granulomatous lymphadenitis'''''
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*'''''Nodular and ulcerating lesions of the skin on the feet, legs and occasionally eyes'''''
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||[[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Chromomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''In which species does epizootic lymphangitis occur and which fungi is responsible?'''
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*'''''Equidae'''''
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*'''''Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum'''''
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||[[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Epizootic Lymphangitis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How is epizootic lymphangitis spread between animals?'''
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*'''''Biting flies'''''
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*'''''Direct contact'''''
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*'''''Indirect contact'''''
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||[[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Epizootic Lymphangitis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Which organs/bodily systems are commonly affected by epizootic lymphangitis and where do clinical signs usually present on the body?'''
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*'''''Lymphatic system'''''
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*'''''Skin'''''
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*'''''Ulcerative lesions usually occur on the neck and limbs'''''
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||[[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Epizootic Lymphangitis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How would you treat and prevent an epizootic lymphangitis infection?'''
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*'''''Amphotericin B, haymycin or potassium iodide'''''
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*'''''Vaccination'''''
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*'''''Injection of hyperimmune serum around a lesion'''''
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||[[Subcutaneous Mycoses#Epizootic Lymphangitis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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Subcutaneous Mycoses

Question Answer Article
How do chromoblastomycosis infections spread in the host?
  • By the lymphatic system
  • Disseminates to other tissues and organs
Link to Answer Article
Which species do the majority of chromomycosis infections occur in?
  • Dogs
  • Horses
  • Humans
Link to Answer Article
What clinical signs would you see with a chromomycosis infection?
  • Regional granulomatous lymphadenitis
  • Nodular and ulcerating lesions of the skin on the feet, legs and occasionally eyes
Link to Answer Article
In which species does epizootic lymphangitis occur and which fungi is responsible?
  • Equidae
  • Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum
Link to Answer Article
How is epizootic lymphangitis spread between animals?
  • Biting flies
  • Direct contact
  • Indirect contact
Link to Answer Article
Which organs/bodily systems are commonly affected by epizootic lymphangitis and where do clinical signs usually present on the body?
  • Lymphatic system
  • Skin
  • Ulcerative lesions usually occur on the neck and limbs
Link to Answer Article
How would you treat and prevent an epizootic lymphangitis infection?
  • Amphotericin B, haymycin or potassium iodide
  • Vaccination
  • Injection of hyperimmune serum around a lesion
Link to Answer Article