[Canine lymphadenitis caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. First case in Chile].
We report the first case of canine lymphoadenomegalia caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in Chile. Physical examination of a Rottweiler dog patient showed a generalized lymphoadenomegalia that affected the submandibular, superficial cervical and popliteus lymphatic nodules. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated and identified from biopsies of the right submandibular nodule. After antifungal susceptibility, oral ketoconazole treatment was established for a period of six months showing clinical improvement. Two years post-treatment the patient showed no signs of the infection.
Thomson
Pamela
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Programa de Microbiología y Micología, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Santiago, Chile.
Miranda
Gabriel
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Silva
Víctor
V
D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007654:Ketoconazole