title: First report on the diagnosis and treatment of encephalic and urinary paracoccidioidomycosis in a cat.
abstract: A male Persian cat was presented with persistent fever, anorexia, weakness, hypopyon, nystagmus, and intention tremors. The hemogram showed severe neutropenia and laboratory analysis on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) smears revealed abundant yeast cells compatible with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Urinalysis demonstrated persistent funguria and an increased urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPC) in addition to mild azotemia. Long-term therapy with oral fluconazole was effective in controlling the nervous system signs. Funguria was resolved with subcutaneous administration of diluted amphotericin B in a large volume of saline solution for a period of 12 weeks during the second year after initial diagnosis. Throughout 5 years of treatment, no adverse effects were observed and tolerance to the drugs was normal. Due to development of progressive uremic syndrome the animal was euthanased. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first clinical case described of a nervous and urinary system infection caused by the P brasiliensis in a cat.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Nestor A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Montiel
authors.forename: Rodrigo L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Maass
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000662:veterinary; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology
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