Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with fungal pneumonia recovers after 120 days of ketoconazole
By García, M E et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary medicine. A, Physiology, pathology, clinical medicine·2001·Departamento Patologia Animal I, Spain·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A clinical case of canine mycotic pneumonia.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A dog with pneumonia caused by a fungal infection was treated for 120 days with a medication called ketoconazole. The treatment was successful, and the dog fully recovered. Monitoring the dog's antibody levels against the fungus helped the veterinarian track the dog's progress, showing improvement even before the antibody levels decreased significantly.
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Abstract
A bronchopneumonic process diagnosed as mycotic in origin is described. The dog fully recovered after 120 days of treatment with ketoconazole. Determination of the serological level of anti-IgG against Aspergillus was very useful in the follow-up, because the clinical improvement of the animal was evident long before the antibody level dropped significantly.
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