1998
DOI: 10.5326/15473317-34-6-523
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Cervical spinal cord compression caused by cryptococcosis in a dog: successful treatment with surgery and fluconazole

Abstract: A six-year-old, male Doberman pinscher was presented for acute onset of upper motor neuron tetraparesis. An extradural compressive lesion compatible with intervertebral disk rupture at the sixth to seventh cervical (C6-C7) disk space was evident on myelography. A large, gelatinous mass of pure cryptococcal organisms causing spinal cord compression was identified upon exploratory surgery. Removal of the mass caused relief of clinical signs. No evidence of involvement of other organ systems was found; however, s… Show more

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“…13,14 Properties of cryptococcal species and strain also may influence the inflammatory response. 15 Much of our knowledge about clinical signs, diagnosis, advanced imaging, and neuropathology findings in dogs and cats with CNS cryptococcosis has been based on single case reports, [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] small case series, 5,23 or book chapters. 4,24,25 CNS pathology in dogs and cats with cryptococcosis and how it relates to the host inflammatory response, infecting cryptococcal species, and the results of CNS imaging have not been investigated.…”
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“…13,14 Properties of cryptococcal species and strain also may influence the inflammatory response. 15 Much of our knowledge about clinical signs, diagnosis, advanced imaging, and neuropathology findings in dogs and cats with CNS cryptococcosis has been based on single case reports, [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] small case series, 5,23 or book chapters. 4,24,25 CNS pathology in dogs and cats with cryptococcosis and how it relates to the host inflammatory response, infecting cryptococcal species, and the results of CNS imaging have not been investigated.…”
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“…A análise de líquor pode demonstrar aumento de proteína, pleocitose neutrofílica moderada e mononuclear mista, e mais raramente a presença de eosinófilos (BRAUND, 1994;KERWIN et al, 1998;NELSON;COUTO, 2001;TABOADA, 2004). Na análise do LCR realizada em dois casos, verificouse aumento de proteínas totais, já citado na literatura (JERGENS; WHEELER; COLLIER, 1986) e eritrócitos, além de aumento de leucócitos no terceiro caso, que também já foram relatados (CHRISMAN, 1991;TICHES et al, 1998).…”
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“…Apresentou melhora e, devido à recidiva, foi tratado por mais 30 semanas, evoluindo para várias complicações, indicando-se a eutanásia (TICHES et al, 1998). Outro cão, apresentando tetraparesia devido a granuloma por Cryptococcus spp na medula cervical, foi tratado com fluconazol por sete meses, vindo a óbito três meses depois por causa indefinida (KERWIN et al, 1998). Nos três casos relatados, em virtude do diagnóstico tardio, custos com tratamento, aliado ao prognóstico reservado para a forma disseminada da doença, e à progressão de sintomas debilitantes nos animais, não foi possível instituir a terapia.…”
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