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==<font color="purple">Geotrichosis</font>==
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==<font color="purple">Malassezia pachydermidis</font>==
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==<font color="purple">Rhodotorula</font>==
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==<font color="purple">Torulopsis glabrata</font>==
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Revision as of 16:23, 17 May 2009

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Sour Crop - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath

Candidosis

Question Answer Article
What are the three important species of Candida in animal infections?
  • C. albicans
  • C. tropicalis
  • C. pelliculosa
 Link to Answer Article
What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?
  • White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop
  • Thickened crop wall
  • Yellow-white necrotic material in crop
 Link to Answer Article
What other conditions are Candida spp. implicated in?
  • Thrush in humans
  • Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares
  • Genital candidiosis in stallions
  • Bovine mastitis
  • Porcine stomach ulcers
 Link to Answer Article
How would you demonstrate a Candida infection?
  • Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
  • Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
  • Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
  • Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
 Link to Answer Article


Cryptococcosis

Question Answer Article
What is the main pathogenic species of Cryptococcus?
  • C. neoformans
 Link to Answer Article
Where is Cryptococcus found in the environment?
  • Pigeon droppings
  • Fruit
  • Milk
  • Soil
 Link to Answer Article
Which body systems are affected?
  • Respiratory
  • Visceral
  • Ocular
  • Skeletal
  • Systemic
  • Cutaneous
 Link to Answer Article
Where is the most common site of infection in cats?
  • The tip of the nose
 Link to Answer Article
How would you demonstrate a cryptococcosis infection?
  • India Ink
  • PAS
  • Gram stain (positive)
  • Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
  • Carbohydrate assimilation tests
  • Latex agglutination for antigen, complement fixation, ELISA and IFAT can be used
 Link to Answer Article


Geotrichosis

Question Answer Article
Which organs are usually affected in geotrichosis infections?
  • Udder
  • Mucous membranes
  • Bronchi
  • Lungs
 Link to Answer Article
True or False: Geotrichosis infections are usually diagnosed post-mortem
  • True
 Link to Answer Article


Malassezia pachydermidis

Question Answer Article
Where in the body is Malassezia pachydermidis usually found?
  • Oily areas
  • Ear canal
  • Skin
 Link to Answer Article
What is the pathogenesis of Malassezia pachydermidis infections?
  • Regional lesions on the muzzle, ears, interdigital area and the perianal region
  • Infection can also be generalised
  • Erythematous, hyperpigmented, lichenified and scaly lesions with alopecia
 Link to Answer Article


Rhodotorula

Question Answer Article
What infections of dogs and horses are Rhodotorula spp. involved in?
  • Canine ear infections
  • Equine uterine infections
 Link to Answer Article


Torulopsis glabrata

Question Answer Article
What infections of dogs and horses are Rhodotorula spp. involved in?
  • Canine ear infections
  • Equine uterine infections
 Link to Answer Article


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