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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2022

Case report: MRI findings with CNS blastomycosis in three domestic cats.

Silke Hecht, Jennifer R Michaels, Heather Simon

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Silke HechtDepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States.
Jennifer R MichaelsDepartment of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Angell Animal Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States.
Heather SimonDepartment of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States.
University of Tennessee at Knoxville · USMSPCA-Angell · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blastomycosis is a systemic mycotic infection caused by dimorphic fungi. The disease is rare in cats, and reports on imaging findings with central nervous system (CNS) involvement are limited. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed antemortem in three feline patients. Imaging findings that may allow prioritization of intracranial blastomycosis over other differential diagnoses included focal or multifocal intra-axial mass lesions with dural contact, lesion hypointensity on T2-weighted images and diffusion-weighted imaging/apparent diffusion coefficient map (DWI/ADC), strong and homogeneous contrast enhancement of the lesion(s), concurrent meningeal enhancement, marked perilesional edema and mass-effect, and ocular abnormalities. One cat was managed successfully and had a recurrence of CNS blastomycosis more than 4.5 years after the initial diagnosis. Repeat MRI at that point revealed both new and persistent (chronic) abnormalities.

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Blastomyces dermatitidisbraincentral nervous systemencephalitisfelinefungalmagnetic resonance imaging

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PMCPMC9426857
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