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Although there have been case reports of <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic> otitis externa in dogs, to the best of the authors\u2019 knowledge, this is the first retrospective case series describing <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic> otitis in dogs and cats.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To characterize signalment, putative risk factors, treatments and outcomes of a case series of dogs and cats with <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic> otitis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Animals<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eight dogs and nine cats diagnosed with <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic> otitis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective review of medical records from 1989 to 2014 identified animals diagnosed with <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic> otitis based on culture.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>All dogs weighed greater than 23\u00a0kg. The most common putative risk factors identified in this study were concurrent diseases, therapy causing immunosuppression or a history of an otic foreign body. <jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic> otitis was unilateral in all study dogs and most cats. Concurrent otitis media was confirmed in three dogs and one cat, and suspected in two additional cats. <jats:italic>Aspergillus fumigatus<\/jats:italic> was the most common isolate overall and was the dominant isolate in cats. <jats:italic>Aspergillus nige<\/jats:italic>r and <jats:italic>A.\u00a0terreus<\/jats:italic> were more commonly isolated from dogs. Animals received various topical and systemic antifungal medications; however, otic lavage under anaesthesia and\/or surgical intervention increased the likelihood of resolution of the fungal infection.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>Aspergillus<\/jats:italic> otitis is uncommon, typically seen as unilateral otitis externa in cats and larger breed dogs with possible risk factors that include immunosuppression and otic foreign bodies; previous antibiotic usage was common.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/vde.12283","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,21]],"date-time":"2015-12-21T09:46:44Z","timestamp":1450691204000},"page":"3","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["<i>Aspergillus<\/i> otitis in small animals \u2013 a retrospective study of 17 cases"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Elizabeth C.","family":"Goodale","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"William R. 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