https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/30437/disseminated-fungal-disease-in-a-5mth-old-sbt Hi everyone! We have a lovely 5 mth old FE SBT presenting with severe disseminated fungal infection (branching hyphae observed on cytology of fluid drained from swelling over the head, culture pending) - marked osteolytic lesions of the mandibleen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/239425?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:28:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7dd18b52-5a4a-4cfd-b6f7-a86455758a78Richard Carter<p>Not great looking from the sidelines -</p> <p>1. young growing animals get weird things - could there be other dds?</p> <p>2. if it definitely a systemic fungus, it&rsquo;s potentially a very serious source of infection to others&nbsp;</p> <p>3. chances of good and complete recovery not good?</p> <p>I think unless the fungus comes back as incredibly susceptible to treatment, this poor dog and family need to be committed to a very prolonged treatment ( how long before you can say fungal osteomyelitis cured?) or considering pts ?</p> <p>The magic ivermectin as immunostimulant?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/239413?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:42:42 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:2b4248ea-52b0-4014-9f0a-fa9aa8c64f97Stephen Courtney<p>where are you based? just curious but suspect your primary immunodeficiency theory has a lot to commend it.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>