Deep mycotic infections in cats

• Published in: The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 380
• Main Authors: Davies, C, Troy, G C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-09-1996
• Subjects: Animals; Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Aspergillosis - epidemiology; Aspergillosis - pathology; Aspergillosis - veterinary; Aspergillus; Blastomyces; Blastomycosis - epidemiology; Blastomycosis - pathology; Blastomycosis - veterinary; Cat Diseases - diagnosis; Cat Diseases - epidemiology; Cat Diseases - pathology; Cats; Coccidioides; Coccidioidomycosis - epidemiology; Coccidioidomycosis - pathology; Coccidioidomycosis - veterinary; Cryptococcosis - epidemiology; Cryptococcosis - pathology; Cryptococcosis - veterinary; Cryptococcus neoformans; Female; Fluconazole - therapeutic use; Histoplasma; Histoplasmosis - epidemiology; Histoplasmosis - pathology; Histoplasmosis - veterinary; Incidence; Ketoconazole - therapeutic use; Male; Mycoses - epidemiology; Mycoses - pathology; Mycoses - veterinary; Prognosis; Sporothrix; Sporotrichosis - epidemiology; Sporotrichosis - pathology; Sporotrichosis - veterinary; Treatment Outcome; United States - epidemiology; United States
• ISSN: 0587-2871
• DOI: 10.5326/15473317-32-5-380

A review of deep mycotic infections assessed incidence, signalment, clinical presentation, and outcome in 571 feline cases. Pertinent findings included a predisposition in young, male cats for Sporothrix schenckii and Blastomyces dermatitidis. There was an increased incidence of feline leukemia virus infection in cases with histoplasmosis and of feline panleukopenia virus infection in cases with either aspergillosis or mucoralosis. Few other predisposing conditions were identified. Cryptococcosis, coccidioidomycosis, and sporotrichosis had better prognoses for recovery. Blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, and aspergillosis commonly were disseminated infections and were associated with guarded-to-poor prognoses.