Nasocutaneous histoplasmosis in cat
Keywords:
Feline, fungus, Histoplasma capsulatumAbstract
Histoplasmosis is a systemic fungal disease of an opportunistic nature that affects humans and animals. The objective of this work were to report a clinical case of histoplasmosis in a cat. In the Veterinary Hospital Professor Sylvio Barbosa Cardoso (HVSBC) a cat, no defined breed, female, of four years of age. No cytopathological examination was obtained through histoplasma spp. without cytoplasm of macrophages. Itraconazole in suspension (40 mg / mL / SID) was prescribed for the patient. On the return of the animal, after 21 days of treatment, it was not printed on a readiness scale, then the same drug was prescribed with dose adjustment (50 mg / capsule / SID for 90 days) and pharmaceutical form, and after 38 days was remission of the nasal region.
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