ResumoA criptococose é uma micose sistêmica oportunista causada pela levedura Cryptococcus neoformans. A infecção em cães ocorre mais comumente pela inalação de leveduras ou esporos. As alterações neurológicas encontradas são muito semelhantes a outras doenças inflamatórias e infecciosas do sistema nervoso. O objetivo do presente trabalho é relatar três casos de criptococose no sistema nervoso de cães, ressaltando a importância desta doença no diagnóstico diferencial de alterações neurológicas progressivas ou multifocais associadas ou não a alterações sistêmicas. O diagnóstico só pode ser confirmado através de cultura fúngica e/ou visualização do agente após coloração adequada do líquor, ou sorologia, quando disponível. Palavras chave: Criptococose, Cryptococcus neoformans, cães, sistema nervoso AbstractCryptococcosis is a systemic mycosis caused by yeast-like organism Cryptococcus neoformans. The infection in dogs occurs commonly by inhalation of the airborne or yeast. The neurological signs in dogs are similar to other inflammatory and infectious diseases of the central nervous system. The aim of the present paper is to report three cases of cryptococcosis in the nervous system of dogs, and reinforce the importance of this disease in differential diagnosis of progressive or multifocal alterations in the nervous system whether linked or not to systemic alterations. The diagnosis can only be confirmed through fungal culture and/or the visualization of the agent after adequate staining of the cerebral spinal fluid, or antibody titer when it is available.
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