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. 2011 Dec;17(12):2383-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid1712.110240.

Chrysosporium sp. infection in eastern massasauga rattlesnakes

Matthew C Allender, Michael Dreslik, Sarah Wylie, Christopher Phillips, Daniel B Wylie, Carol Maddox, Martha A Delaney, Michael J Kinsel

Chrysosporium sp. infection in eastern massasauga rattlesnakes

Matthew C Allender et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Dec.
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Chrysosporium sp. fungal infection in eastern massasagauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus). A) Facial dermatitis and cellulitis caused by Chrysosporium sp. infection in rattlesnake from Carlyle, Illinois, USA; B) close-up showing maxillary fang destruction. C) Maxillary dermal and subcutaneous fungal granuloma (circled area). Hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×2, scale bar = 500 μm. D) Granuloma center with large numbers of fungal hyphae. Grocott methenamine silver stain, original magnification ×10, scale bar = 100 μm.
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