Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with brain fungal infection treated successfully with fluconazole
By Tiches, D et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·1998·Department of Clinical Studies-Philadelphia, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case of canine central nervous system cryptococcosis: management with fluconazole.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old female Labrador retriever was brought to the vet because she was having sudden seizures. After tests, the vet found that she had a fungal infection affecting her brain called cryptococcosis. The dog was treated with fluconazole, an antifungal medication, which led to significant improvement in her condition for about a year. This case highlights how effective fluconazole can be for treating serious fungal infections in dogs.
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Abstract
A three-year-old, female Labrador retriever was presented for acute generalized seizures. Disseminated cryptococcosis with central nervous system (CNS) involvement was diagnosed by serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fungal titers, histopathological examination, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Fluconazole therapy resulted in prolonged, substantial clinical improvement for a period of one year. This report documents the diagnosis of a case of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis and its management with the new antifungal agent, fluconazole.
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