First case of feline cryptococcosis in Hong Kong, caused by Cryptococcus neoformans

A nine-year-old domestic short hair cat was presented for a nasal planum mass, nasal discharge, hyporexia and weight loss. On physical examination nasal proliferative and ulcerative lesions and submandibular lymphadenopathy were identified. Cytology, histopathology, fungal culture, antigen serology...

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Published in:Medical mycology case reports 2020-09, Vol.29, p.8-11
Main Authors: Almendros, Angel, Muguiro, Daniela H., Hill, Fraser I., Barrs, Vanessa R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Azole therapy
Basidiomycetous fungi
Case Report
Cryptococcus neoformans
Histopathology
Lymphadenopathy
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Summary:A nine-year-old domestic short hair cat was presented for a nasal planum mass, nasal discharge, hyporexia and weight loss. On physical examination nasal proliferative and ulcerative lesions and submandibular lymphadenopathy were identified. Cytology, histopathology, fungal culture, antigen serology and MALDI-TOF confirmed cryptococcal rhinitis with regional mandibular lymph node involvement due to Cryptococcus neoformans infection. This is the first reported case of cryptococcosis in a feline patient in Hong Kong.
ISSN:2211-7539
2211-7539
DOI:10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.04.008