Disseminated Paracoccidioidomycosis in a Southern Two-Toed Sloth ( Choloepus didactylus)

A Southern two-toed sloth ( Choloepus didactylus), originally acquired from French Guiana, died while maintained in quarantine in a pet store in Monterrey, Mexico. Large yeast cells with multiple buds compatible with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis were observed in disseminated granulomatous lesions i...

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Published inJournal of comparative pathology Vol. 144; no. 2; pp. 231 - 234
Main Authors Trejo-Chávez, A., Ramírez-Romero, R., Ancer-Rodríguez, J., Nevárez-Garza, A.M., Rodríguez-Tovar, L.E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2011
Subjects
Animals
Choloepus didactylus
Fatal Outcome
French Guiana - epidemiology
granulomatous inflammation
Liver - microbiology
Liver - pathology
Liver - ultrastructure
Male
Mexico - epidemiology
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis - diagnosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis - epidemiology
Paracoccidioidomycosis - pathology
Paracoccidioidomycosis - veterinary
Quarantine - veterinary
Sloths - microbiology
Spleen - microbiology
Spleen - pathology
Spleen - ultrastructure
two-toed sloth
French Guiana
Mexico
paracoccidioidomycosis
two-toed sloth
granulomatous inflammation
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Summary:A Southern two-toed sloth ( Choloepus didactylus), originally acquired from French Guiana, died while maintained in quarantine in a pet store in Monterrey, Mexico. Large yeast cells with multiple buds compatible with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis were observed in disseminated granulomatous lesions in the lungs, liver, spleen and kidney. Transmission electron microscopical examination supported the diagnosis. This is the first report of paracoccidioidomycosis in a two-toed sloth.
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ISSN:0021-9975
1532-3129
DOI:10.1016/j.jcpa.2010.08.012