Cutaneous Disease as Sole Clinical Manifestation of Protothecosis in a Boxer Dog
Prototheca wickerhamii is ubiquitous, saprophytic achlorophyllous algae that cause opportunistic infections in the dog and cat and disseminated disease usually in immunocompromised animals. In this report an uncommon case of canine cutaneous protothecosis is presented. A 6-year-old female boxer was...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2878751 |
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