| retrospective study of feline and canine cryptococcosis in australia from 1981 to 2001: 195 cases. | a retrospective study of 155 cats and 40 dogs diagnosed with cryptococcosis between 1981 and 2001 was undertaken. age, sex, breed, clinical findings, feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukaemia virus status (in cats), species of cryptococcus causing disease and region of domicile were recorded. associations between variables were tested. male and female cats were affected equally. age ranged from 1 to 16 years, with a preponderance of cats aged between 2 and 3 years. siamese, himalayan an ... | 2004 | 15552647 |
| cryptococcosis of the central nervous system in a dog. | a 3-year-old female german shepherd dog was evaluated for progressive mental obtundation and vestibular signs. central nervous system cryptococcosis was diagnosed on the basis of growth of cryptococcus neoformans in fungal culture of csf, as well as detection of the organism in csf via microscopy. cryptococcal capsular latex antigen agglutination titer was 1:262,144 in csf and 1:1,048,576 in serum samples. imaging with magnetic resonance augmented diagnosis. the dog improved after long-term trea ... | 2003 | 12830865 |
| clinical features and epidemiology of cryptococcosis in cats and dogs in california: 93 cases (1988-2010). | objective-to compare clinical features of cryptococcosis among cats and dogs in california, determine whether the distribution of involved tissues differs from distribution reported previously in a study in southeastern australia, and identify cryptococcus spp isolated from the study population. design-retrospective case series. animals-62 cats and 31 dogs with cryptococcosis. procedures-medical records of cats and dogs with cryptococcosis were reviewed. information collected included geographic ... | 2011 | 21801050 |