Mucormycosis in the nasal cavity of a canary (Serinus canaria) caused by Lichtheimia corymbifera
S.I. Garijo,
M.A. Tizzano,
J.A. Origlia,
F.J. Reynaldi
Affiliations
S.I. Garijo
Catedra de Patología de Aves y Pilíferos. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
M.A. Tizzano
Centro de Microbiología Básica y Aplicada (CeMIBA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
J.A. Origlia
Catedra de Patología de Aves y Pilíferos. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
F.J. Reynaldi
Centro de Microbiología Básica y Aplicada (CeMIBA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; CCT CONICET La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Corresponding author at: Centro de Microbiología Básica y Aplicada (CeMIBA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A canary (Serinus canaria) that was presented for consultation due to alterations in its beak and slight deterioration in its general condition, revealed during clinical examination the presence of a large rhinolith in the left nasal opening, which also had its margins markedly distended due to chronic lysis of its edges. The rhinolith was extracted but the bird died days later. Cytological evaluations and isolation in pure culture were carried out from the extracted rhinolith, all of whom supported the diagnosis of mucormycosis, which was later confirmed by molecular techniques. The product obtained by PCR was subsequently sequenced, resulting in a 98 % homology with Lichteimia corymbifera. Although mucormycosis affecting the nasal cavity has been diagnosed with some frequency in humans, it is reported for the first time in birds in the present work.
