Pulmonary cryptococcosis in an Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
Pulmonary cryptococcosis was diagnosed in a 7-year-old dolphin which had been in captivity for about 4 years. Cryptococcosis has been reported in a variety of animals, but this is the first report in a cetacean.
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004289:Dolphins; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male