Novel Treatment of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis in a Dog with Voriconazole

Abstract

A dog with disseminated coccidioidomycosis involving the vertebral, cutaneous, and pulmonary systems was treated successfully with voriconazole after failing traditional therapy with fluconazole and terbinafine. This report is the first to describe the successful management of refractory coccidioidomycosis with voriconazole in a dog.

Disseminated Cooccidiomycosis in Dogs in Cauvery Delta Region of Tamilnadu: A Zoonotic Concern

“…These findings are consistent with a diagnosis of disseminated coccidioidomycosis with cutaneous, vertebral, and pulmonary involvement (Sinke and Sjollema, 1994;Guarner and Brandt, 2011;Laborin et al, 2012;Raghu and Reagh, 2018. ) Diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis in dogs can be challenging because the symptoms are not specific for this diseases.…”