Disseminated histoplasmosis in a cat rescued in Fortaleza, Brazil, and successfully treated with itraconazole – First case report identified molecularly
Abstract:An unneutered female cat of unknown age presented bloody lesions on the edematous face, and respiratory signs. Cytology and culture from the skin sample collected with fine-needle aspiration showed yeasts inside activated macrophages, and fungal growth characteristic of
Histoplasma
spp., which was molecularly confirmed that was
Histoplasma capsulatum
var. capsulatum. The cat was successfully treated with oral itraconazole (10 mg/kg/daily) for 120 days. This is the … Show more
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