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|<gallery>Image:Aspergillus swan.jpg|<center><p>'''Aspergillus in a swan'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center></gallery>
 
|<gallery>Image:Aspergillus swan.jpg|<center><p>'''Aspergillus in a swan'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center></gallery>
 
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*Cattle:
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**Infection can cause abortion and ocular infections
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**Infections involve the [[Female Reproductive Tract -The Uterus - Anatomy & Physiology|uterus]], [[Foetal Membranes - Anatomy & Physiology|fetal membranes]] and fetal skin
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**Lesions are usually up to 2mm in diameter and contain asteroid bodies with a germinated spore in the centre
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***Acute infection causes miliary lesions
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***Chronic infections causes granulomatous and calcified lesions
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*Horses:
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===Cattle===
**[[Guttural Pouches Inflammatory - Pathology|Guttural pouch mycosis]] common
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Infection in cattle may cause abortion and ocular infections. Infections involved the uterus, foetal membranes and foetal skin.
**Infection can cause abortion
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Lesions are usually up to 2mm in diameter and contain asteroid bodies with a germinated spore in the centre. Acute infection causes miliary lesions and chronic infections causes granulomatous and calcified lesions.
**May cause [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)|COPD]]
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*Dogs, cats and sheep:
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===Horses===
**Infections occur, but infrequently
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In the horse the guttural pouches are most commonly affected. Aspergillus infection may also lead to abortion.
**[[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lungs]] and [[Nasal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal cavity]] most usually affected
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===Dogs, cats and sheep===
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Infections occur, but infrequently in these animals. The lungs and nasal cavity are most commonly affected. Dogs
 
**Disseminated form with granulomas and infarcts can occur in dogs
 
**Disseminated form with granulomas and infarcts can occur in dogs
 
**Pulmonary and intersitital forms can occur in cats
 
**Pulmonary and intersitital forms can occur in cats
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*Humans:
 
*Humans:
**Primary and secondary infections
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**[[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lungs]], [[Skin - Anatomy & Physiology|skin]], [[Nasal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal sinuses]], [[Ear - Anatomy & Physiology#Outer Ear|external ear]], [[Bronchi and bronchioles - Anatomy & Physiology|bronchi]], [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology|bones]] and meninges all affected
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**Infection occurs most frequently in immunocompromised patients
      
*Grows on Sabauraud's Dextrose and Blood agar
 
*Grows on Sabauraud's Dextrose and Blood agar
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