title: Preshipment testing success: resolution of a nasal sinus granuloma in a captive koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) caused by Cryptococcus gattii.
abstract: A 3-yr-old female koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) was diagnosed with a nasal sinus granuloma caused by Cryptococcus gattii after a pre-shipment examination revealed a latex cryptococcal agglutination titer of 1:512. Successful medical and surgical treatment of the granuloma was monitored using serial latex cryptococcal agglutination titers, serum levels of antifungal drugs, and advanced imaging.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles Zoo, CA 90027, USA. SKYDVM3@gmail.com
authors.forename: Janna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wynne
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klause
authors.forename: Cynthia K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Stadler
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Pye
authors.forename: Wieland
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sykes
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D056285:Cryptococcus gattii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology*; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048368:Phascolarctidae; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole