ReviewJournal of feline medicine and surgery2013
Cryptococcosis in cats: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management.
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- Feline Cryptococcosis: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Morphological patterns of pneumonia in free-roaming cats: a necropsy and histopathological study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Clinicopathological Features, Treatment Outcome, and the Cryptococcal Antigen Latex Agglutination System Titer in Feline Cryptococcosis Treated with Amphotericin B and Fluconazole.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- A novel case of feline Exophiala spinifera disease in Americas: review integrating diagnosis and clinical.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025Review
- What Do We Know AboutJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Rare Case of Systemic Cryptococcal Lymphadenopathy in a Persian Cat.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Feline Cryptococcosis due toCase reports in veterinary medicine · 2025Article
- Fungus in the Fur: An Overview of Fungal Infections in Cats, Dogs, and Exotic Small Mammals.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2025Review
- Chromogenic, Biochemical and Proteomic Identification of Yeast and Yeast-like Microorganisms Isolated from Clinical Samples from Animals of Costa Rica.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- An update on oral manifestations of systemic disorders in dogs and cats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- First report of oral cryptococcal osteomyelitis in a cat.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2023Article
- Fungal diversity and drug susceptibility of the oral mycobiome of domestic dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Discovery of a Novel Antimicrobial Peptide, Temporin-PKE, from the Skin Secretion ofBiomolecules · 2022Article
- Insight into the Role of Psychological Factors in Oral Mucosa Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Diagnostic and therapeutic management of Cryptococcosis in a kitten with practical considerations to veterinary pediatric therapeutic approach.Medical mycology case reports · 2021Article
- Isolation ofMedical mycology case reports · 2019Article
- Intranasal Inoculation of Cryptococcus neoformans in Mice Produces Nasal Infection with Rapid Brain Dissemination.mSphere · 2019Article
- Atypical Morphology and Disparate Speciation in a Case of Feline Cryptococcosis.Mycopathologia · 2018Article
- Cryptococcal pathogenic mechanisms: a dangerous trip from the environment to the brain.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2018Review
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Abstract
overviewCryptococcosis is worldwide the most common systemic fungal disease in cats; it is caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans- Cryptococcus gattii species complex, which includes eight genotypes and some subtypes (strains) with varying geographical distribution, pathogenicity and antimicrobial susceptibility. Cats acquire the infection from a contaminated environment. The prognosis is favourable in most cases, provided a diagnosis is obtained sufficiently early and prolonged treatment is maintained. INFECTION: Basidiospores are the infectious propagules of Cryptococcus species as they penetrate the respiratory system and induce primary infection. Asymptomatic colonisation of the respiratory tract is more common than clinical disease. Avian guanos, particularly pigeon droppings, offer favourable conditions for the reproduction of C neoformans. Both Cryptococcus species are associated with decaying vegetation. DISEASE SIGNS: Cryptococcosis caused by C neoformans or C gattii is indistinguishable clinically. The disease can present in nasal, central nervous system (which can derive from the nasal form or occur independently), cutaneous and systemic forms. DIAGNOSIS: An easy and reliable test for cryptococcosis diagnosis is antigen detection in body fluids. Only isolation and polymerase chain reaction allow identification of the species genotype. DISEASE MANAGEMENT: Amphotericin B, ketoconazole, fluconazole and itraconazole have all been used to treat cats. Surgical excision of any nodules in the skin, nasal or oral mucosa assists recovery. Continued treatment is recommended until the antigen test is negative. PREVENTION: Efficient preventive measures have not been demonstrated. Vaccines are not available.
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