Cryptococcosis in a pup.
Disseminated cryptococcosis was diagnosed as the cause of death of a 2-week-old pup. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from the dam's vaginal discharge, but not from the dam's milk, blood, feces, or environment. During succeeding months, C neoformans was isolated repeatedly from the dam's vagina, even though vaginitis was not evident. One year after the death of the 2-week-old pup, cryptococci could not be isolated from the dam's vagina, and evidence of cryptococcosis was not detected in pups of the dam's next litter. This case was unusual because cryptococcosis has been reported previously only in dogs 11 months or older and because the source of the pup's infection may have been the dam rather than the environment.
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Louisiana Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803.
Corstvet
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Blakewood
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000662:veterinary*; D003454:Cryptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000662:veterinary*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology