Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with blood in urine diagnosed with bladder histoplasmosis
By Taylor, Amanda R et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2012·James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Cytologic diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis in the wall of the urinary bladder of a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-year-old domestic longhair cat was brought in for recurrent blood in her urine over the past two and a half months. An ultrasound showed a thickened bladder and swollen lymph nodes, and tests confirmed the presence of a fungal infection called histoplasmosis in her bladder and spleen. The cat was treated with an antifungal medication, itraconazole, for about three weeks, but unfortunately, she did not improve and was euthanized shortly after. This case highlights a rare instance of histoplasmosis affecting a cat's urinary bladder.
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Abstract
A 10 yr old domestic longhair presented with a 2.5 mo history of recurrent hematuria. Abdominal ultrasound examination demonstrated a thickened urinary bladder, abdominal lymphadenopathy, and a thickened and rounded spleen. Cytologic examination of fine-needle aspirate samples revealed Histoplasma capsulatum organisms in the urinary bladder wall and spleen. The cat was treated with itraconazole (10 mg/kg per os q 24 hr for 2.5 wk). The cat was euthanized after 19 days of treatment because of lack of improvement. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first documented case of feline disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed in the urinary bladder wall.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22474050/