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Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract. · Jul 2003
ReviewUpdate on canine and feline fungal diseases.
- Marie E Kerl.
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia, 379 East Campus Drive, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. kerlm@missouri.edu
- Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract. 2003 Jul 1; 33 (4): 721-47.
AbstractSystemic fungal diseases cause significant morbidity and mortality in dogs and cats. Blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidiomycosis, and cryptococcosis represent the four most common systemic fungal diseases. Young adult, large breed dogs generally are predisposed; cats usually do not have predictable predispositions. Intact cell-mediated immunity is essential to initial resistance to infection and response to treatment in animals. Several body systems can be affected. Diagnosis can be confirmed on the basis of clinical signs and demonstration of the causative organism. Serology is helpful with coccidiomycosis and cryptococcosis. Treatment is complicated by limited availability of fungicidal antimicrobials and the necessity of long-term treatment with expensive drugs.
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