Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cranial vena cava syndrome secondary to cryptococcal mediastinal granuloma in a cat.
- Journal:
- The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Letendre, Jo-Annie & Boysen, Søren
- Affiliation:
- University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine · Canada
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
The successful management of cranial vena cava syndrome with suspected secondary chylothorax due to mediastinal cryptococcal granuloma in a 4-year-old male domestic shorthair cat is described. Treatment included long-term antifungal medication, short-term corticosteroids, intermittent thoracocentesis, rutin, octreotide, and enalapril.
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