
An adult female nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) died in the quarantine station of a private Swiss zoo. Multifocal ulcerative skin lesions and multiple hemorrhages in the lungs were found at necropsy. The spleen was enlarged and dark red. Histologically, there was diffuse granulomatous infiltration, including multinucleated giant cells, of the skin lesions, lungs, spleen, liver, heart, and kidneys. Abundant periodic acid-Schiff-positive yeastlike cells were demonstrated intracellularly in giant cells and extracellularly scattered throughout the tissues. Morphology of the cells varied, with some nonbudding cells resembling Cryptococcus neoformans and others resembling Sporothrix schenckii. A diagnosis of sporotrichosis was confirmed by immunofluorescence studies. This is the first report of sporotrichosis in an armadillo in a zoological garden and the third report of sporotrichosis in D. novemcinctus.
Armadillos, Myocardium, Sporothrix, Kidney, Sporotrichosis, Fatal Outcome, Liver, Zoonoses, Animals, Female, Lung, Spleen, Skin
Armadillos, Myocardium, Sporothrix, Kidney, Sporotrichosis, Fatal Outcome, Liver, Zoonoses, Animals, Female, Lung, Spleen, Skin
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