Cryptococcus bacillisporus causing cryptococcoma of the beak of an African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Portugal

Carolina Silva; Carles Juan-Sallés; Joana Mendes; Ana Mendes; Mariana Ruivo; Juan L. Abad; Ferry Hagen; Maria F. Colom

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.08.006

Cryptococcus bacillisporus causing cryptococcoma of the beak of an African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Portugal

Carolina Silva, Carles Juan-Sallés, Joana Mendes, Ana Mendes, Mariana Ruivo, Juan L. Abad, Ferry Hagen^*, Maria F. Colom

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We report a severe case of rhinothecal cryptococcoma in a 13-year-old female African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus). The bird was born and bred in captivity in Portugal. The beak was deformed and showed several round soft masses, and microscopic examination revealed the presence of cells suggestive for Cryptococcus. Phenotypic and molecular analyses identified the obtained yeast culture as C. bacillisporus (AFLP5/VGIII). By phylogenetic analysis the parrot strain clustered with clinical C. bacillisporus strains from Mexico.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8-12
Number of pages	5
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.08.006
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

Keywords

AFLP5/VGIII
African grey parrot
Cryptococcus bacillisporus
Psittacus erithacus

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Cryptococcus bacillisporus causing cryptococcoma of the beak of an African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Portugal

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