Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with skin and lung blastomycosis and high blood calcium levels
By Stern, Joshua A et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2011·Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cutaneous and systemic blastomycosis, hypercalcemia, and excess synthesis of calcitriol in a domestic shorthair cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 9-year-old domestic shorthair cat was diagnosed with skin and lung infections caused by a fungus called blastomycosis. The cat also had high levels of calcium in its blood, which can be dangerous. Fortunately, after treating the fungal infection, the cat's skin lesions healed, and the calcium levels returned to normal. This shows that addressing the underlying infection helped resolve the serious health issue.
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Abstract
A 9 yr old domestic shorthair cat was diagnosed with cutaneous and pulmonic blastomycosis. Severe persistent ionized hypercalcemia and excess circulating concentration of calcitriol were documented in association with blastomycosis. Ionized hypercalcemia resolved when the granulomatous lesions of blastomycosis resolved and the calcitriol levels decreased.
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