@entity364 is a rare cause of @entity2294 in @entity235 . This report describes the first case of @entity2294 and @entity2401 secondary to the fungal organism Inonotus tropicalis. A 9-year-old female spayed French bulldog with a multi-year history of treatment with glucocorticoids for management of atopy was presented for exercise intolerance, ascites and @entity353 . Physical examination and thoracic imaging revealed enlarged peripheral and cranial mediastinal lymph nodes, left ventricular thickening and @entity2293 . Fine needle aspiration of the cranial mediastinal lymph node showed @entity32 with short, thin and poorly septated hyphae. Culture of the aspirate yielded a fungal isolate identified as Inonotus tropicalis based on morphologic features and rRNA gene sequencing. Postmortem examination showed myocardial thickening with multifocal to coalescing, firm, white, ill-defined nodules. Histology confirmed the presence of disseminated @entity364 with extensive @entity296 . Inonotus tropicalis is an opportunistic poroid wood-decaying basidiomycete. Infection in this @entity235 was likely the result of chronic immunosuppressive therapy.

XXXX and @entity2294 secondary to Inonotus tropicalis (phylum Basidiomycota) in a @entity235 .

@entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['pyogranulomatous inflammation'] @entity296 :: ('MESH:D009202', 'Disease') :: ['myocardial involvement'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss'] @entity2293 :: ('MESH:D002305', 'Disease') :: ['cardiac tamponade secondary to pericardial effusion'] @entity2294 :: ('MESH:D010490', 'Disease') :: ['fungal pericardial effusion', 'pericardial effusion'] @entity235 :: ('9615', 'Species') :: ['dogs', 'dog'] @entity364 :: ('MESH:D009181', 'Disease') :: ['fungal infection', 'Fungal disease'] @entity2401 :: ('MESH:D009205', 'Disease') :: ['myocarditis']
@entity2401 :: (MESH:D009205,Disease) :: ['Fungal myocarditis']
