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ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS IN A KOALA (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS): A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2017 Mar; 48(1):250-254.JZ

Abstract

Cryptococcosis is a worldwide and potentially fatal mycosis documented in wild and captive koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) caused by Cryptococcus neoformans . Though mainly a subclinical disease, when the nasal cavity is affected, epistaxis, mucopurulent nasal discharge, dyspnea, and facial distortion may occur. This report describes a case of cryptococcosis in a koala where unilateral exophthalmos was the only evident clinical sign and magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography findings are described. Both advanced imaging techniques should be considered as standard and complementary techniques for nasal cavity evaluation in koalas.

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Martínez-Nevado E
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Alonso-Alegre EG
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Martínez MÁ
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Rodríguez-Álvaro A
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de Merlo EM
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García JG
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Real IG
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MeSH

AnimalsAnimals, ZooCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePhascolarctidaeTomography, X-Ray Computed

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Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

28363053

Citation

Martínez-Nevado, Eva, et al. "ATYPICAL PRESENTATION of CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS in a KOALA (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS): a MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING and COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, vol. 48, no. 1, 2017, pp. 250-254.
Martínez-Nevado E, Alonso-Alegre EG, Martínez MÁ, et al. ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS IN A KOALA (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS): A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2017;48(1):250-254.
Martínez-Nevado, E., Alonso-Alegre, E. G., Martínez, M. Á., Rodríguez-Álvaro, A., de Merlo, E. M., García, J. G., & Real, I. G. (2017). ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS IN A KOALA (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS): A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine : Official Publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 48(1), 250-254. https://doi.org/10.1638/2016-0089.1
Martínez-Nevado E, et al. ATYPICAL PRESENTATION of CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS in a KOALA (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS): a MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING and COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2017;48(1):250-254. PubMed PMID: 28363053.
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