RESUMO
Disseminated fungal infections cause morbidity and mortality in dogs. The prognosis varies depending on the infecting agent. Phialosimplex caninus is a recently recognized type of hyalohyphomyces. Knowledge regarding the clinical course of P caninus infection in dogs is limited to two previous case reports. The clinical features, diagnostic findings, responses to medical therapy, and long-term outcomes of three dogs with disseminated P caninus are presented in this study. All dogs had improved quality of life once itraconazole administration, with or without terbinafine, was instituted. Long-term disease remission was maintained even after discontinuation of antifungal therapy in a single dog.
Assuntos
Ascomicetos/fisiologia , Doenças do Cão/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças do Cão/microbiologia , Micoses/veterinária , Animais , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Cães , Quimioterapia Combinada/veterinária , Feminino , Itraconazol/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Micoses/tratamento farmacológico , Micoses/microbiologia , Qualidade de Vida , Terbinafina/uso terapêutico , Resultado do TratamentoAssuntos
Vírus da Cinomose Canina/isolamento & purificação , Cinomose/diagnóstico , Animais , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Antioxidantes/uso terapêutico , Antitussígenos/uso terapêutico , Antivirais/uso terapêutico , Ácido Ascórbico/uso terapêutico , Claritromicina/uso terapêutico , Cinomose/tratamento farmacológico , Cinomose/patologia , Cães , Hidrocodona/uso terapêutico , Interferons/uso terapêutico , MasculinoRESUMO
UNLABELLED: CLINICAL SUMMARY: A 4-month-old female intact domestic shorthair cat presented to Kansas State University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for investigation of a large, firmly adhered mass in the left mid-cervical region that developed after phlebotomy performed at the referring veterinarian's clinic. Ultrasound examination of the mass revealed a cystic structure in communication with the left carotid artery, with bidirectional blood flow through the area. A diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm secondary to accidental needle penetration of the carotid artery during jugular venepuncture was made. OUTCOME: Strict cage rest and pain management resulted in complete resolution of clinical and ultrasonographic signs in this cat.