Proliferative gingival lesion in a cat with disseminated cryptococcosis.
A case of disseminated cryptococcosis with oral, pulmonary, and cutaneous manifestations is described in an eleven-year-old Siamese cat. Marked clinical improvement was noted 2-months following appropriate antifungal therapy. A review of disseminated cryptococcosis and the oral manifestations of fungal disease are provided.
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D000818:Animals; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000097:blood; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003533:Cyproheptadine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D003533:Cyproheptadine; D015725:Fluconazole