Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with nosebleed and face swelling from nasal blastomycosis
By Bolton, Timothy Andrew et al.·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2024·From Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Epistaxis and Facial Swelling Due to Nasal Blastomycosis in a Cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old male domestic longhair cat was brought to the vet because of swelling on the left side of his face and nosebleeds. A CT scan showed a mass in his left nasal cavity and some bone damage. Tests revealed that the cat had an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces dermatitidis. After 8 months of treatment with a medication called itraconazole, the cat's symptoms improved and he recovered well.
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Abstract
A 5 yr old castrated male domestic longhair was examined because of left-sided facial swelling and epistaxis. Head computed tomography with contrast identified a mass within the left nasal cavity and multifocal regions of nasal bone osteolysis. Histopathology of nasal mass biopsies and cytology of the facial swelling revealed pyogranulomatous inflammation due to Blastomyces dermatitidis. The cat experienced resolution of clinical signs following 8 mo of treatment with itraconazole. Although rare, clinicians should include blastomycosis on the differential diagnoses list of infectious causes for feline nasal disease if within an endemic area.
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