| cryptococcosis in ferrets: a diverse spectrum of clinical disease. | cryptococcosis was diagnosed in seven ferrets (five from australia; two from western canada) displaying a wide range of clinical signs. two of the ferrets lived together. one (5-years-old) had cryptococcal rhinitis and presented when the infection spread to the nasal bridge. its sibling developed cryptococcal abscessation of the right retropharyngeal lymph node 12 months later, soon after developing a severe skin condition. dna fingerprinting and microsatellite analysis demonstrated that the two ... | 2002 | 12537139 |