Ocular and disseminated candidiasis in an immunosuppressed cat.
Ocular and systemic candidiasis was diagnosed in an immunosuppressed and diabetic 12-year-old cat that initially was examined because of polyuria, polydipsia, and urinary tract disease. Bilateral recurrent corneal erosions and chorioretinitis, urinary tract infections attributable to bacteria or Candida sp, and renal dysfunction developed during the next 2 months. Examination of corneal scrapings revealed spherical to oval, budding, yeast-like cells. The cat's condition progressively deteriorated, and it was euthanatized. Toxoplasmosis was diagnosed by fecal flotation and from serum titers, and pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism was detected at postmortem histologic evaluation. Candida budding yeasts and pseudohyphae with blastospores were detected in the corneas, vitreous bodies, retinas, CNS, pharynx, trachea, esophagus, kidneys, and urinary bladder at postmortem examination.
Gerding
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PA
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
Morton
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LD
Dye
J A
JA
D000818:Animals; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D002415:Cats; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000150:complications; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary