Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycotic disease of animals and people worldwide, caused by an encapsulated yeast species of the genus Cryptococcus, which have a predilection for the nervous and respiratory systems. The majority of infections in dogs, are caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and ...

Objective: To review the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentations of canine cryptococcosis that are of relevance to veterinary emergency and critical care veterinarians. Diagnosis, treatment, and public health considerations of the disease will also be discussed. Etiology: Cryptococcosis...

Background: Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycotic disease caused by encapsulated yeasts C. neoformans and C. gattii. Cryptococcus neoformans is predominantly found in soils and feces of pigeons and psittacids. Infection occurs mainly through the respiratory tract, through the inspiration of fungal...

A 2-year-old German shepherd dog was presented for a 24-hour history of ataxia and obtundation, and a 3-week history of sneezing. Meningoencephalomyelitis and rhinitis secondary to cryptococcosis were diagnosed. Despite the use of fluconazole and terbinafine, the patient's general condition...

Molecular types of the Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii species complex that infect dogs and cats differ regionally and with host species. Antifungal drug susceptibility can vary with molecular type, but the susceptibility of Cryptococcus isolates from dogs and cats is largely unknown. ...

Cryptococcosis is a multisystem disease that affects humans and animals. It is transmitted by the inhalation of spores of Cryptococcus neoformans a fungal species that grows on organic matter, mainly in bird feces and decomposing wood. This disease is mainly opportunistic and is more frequently...

Cryptococcosis is an infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, a yeast-forming fungus 20 to 30 microns in diameter, located in soil, manure and dust. Canine cryptococcosis is uncommon, it usually affects dogs younger than 4 years, it is necessary a low in the defenses to produce the disease, the ...

This article describes the clinical, pathological, and immunohistochemical findings associated with Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii in a 4-year-old female Boxer dog from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Clinically, there was a swelling at the right metatarsal region and the hock...

Fungal pneumonia has been a differential diagnosis in dogs and cats with pulmonary clinical signs, posting also a public health risk to respective owners. Since a common-source environmental exposure may result in infection, dogs and cats may also act as sentinels for both animal and human disease. ...

In this article the author reports a 1-year-4-month-old neutered male French Bulldog with acute onset bilateral blindness, which she saw while working as as an intern at the Rowe Referrals ophthalmology service department loctaed in Ferndene, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 9DT, United Kingdom....