Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Pythiosis in Africa

Christine Rivierre*, Caroline Laprie†, Olivier Guiard-Marigny, Patrick Bergeaud, Madeleine Berthelemy, and Jacques Guillot

Author affiliations: *Clinique Vétérinaire de la Plage, Marseille, France; †Vet-Histo, Diagnostic Histopathologique Vétérinaire, Marseille, France; ‡Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France Pythiosis in Africa

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Unique cutaneous lesion on the right side of the hip in an 8 month-old German Shepherd. The lesion had appeared 4 months before this image was taken and had rapidly evolved into a large ulcer with draining tracts.

Figure 1. . Unique cutaneous lesion on the right side of the hip in an 8 month-old German Shepherd. The lesion had appeared 4 months before this image was taken and had rapidly evolved into a large ulcer with draining tracts.

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