Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat with fungal nasal infection from Scedosporium apiospermum
By Leperlier, Dimitri et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2010·Unité, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in a cat.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old neutered male Bengal cat was brought to the vet due to a persistent runny nose and sneezing. After tests including imaging and fungal cultures, the cat was diagnosed with a severe fungal infection in the sinuses caused by a mold called Scedosporium apiospermum. The treatment involved surgery to remove infected tissue and antifungal medications, but sadly, the cat only showed partial improvement in its symptoms.
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Abstract
A 3-year-old neutered male Bengal cat with a history of chronic mucopurulent bilateral nasal discharge and sneezing was diagnosed with severe fungal rhinosinusitis. A diagnosis was obtained after computer tomography imaging, histopathological examination and fungal culture. The mold Scedosporium apiospermum was identified as the aetiological agent. To our knowledge, this case is the first description of a rhinitis or sinusitis caused by this agent in a cat. Aggressive surgical debridement combined with topical and systemic antifungal therapy was performed. Unfortunately, the treatment resulted only in a partial remission of signs.
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