Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in a Yorkshire terrier dog

Author： Cabañes F. J.   Roura X.   Majó N.   Bragulat M. R.   Domingo M.  

Publisher： Informa Healthcare

ISSN： 1460-2709

Source： Medical Mycology, Vol.38, Iss.6, 2000-12, pp. : 451-453

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Abstract

A 14-month-old male Yorkshire terrier was presented to the Autonomous University of Barcelona Veterinary Teaching Hospital because of a history of chronic non-productive cough and acute dyspnea. A follow-up radiograph revealed a diffuse, bilaterally interstitial-alveolar lung disease with presence of air bronchograms. The dog died 5 h after admission with severe dyspnea. Histological sections of the necropsy specimens revealed the presence of characteristic Pneumocystis carinii cysts within alveolar spaces. A diagnosis of P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) was made on the basis of these results. To our knowledge, PCP has not been described in a Yorkshire terrier dog.

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