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Cerebral cryptococcal granuloma in a cat
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Cerebral cryptococcal granuloma in a cat

S.F. Foster, J.A. Charles, G. Parker, M. Krockenberger, R.M. Churcher and R. Malik
Journal of feline medicine and surgery, Vol.3(1), pp.37-44
2001

Abstract

A 7-year-old cat was presented for seizures. Cerebrospinal fluid cytology and serology were consistent with a diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. The cat was treated with clindamycin but seizures continued and additional neurological signs developed over 6 months. A mass lesion was identified in the left cerebral hemisphere using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The lesion enhanced after gadolidium and a tumour was considered likely. Histologically, the lesion proved to be a cryptococcal granuloma and retrospective serology confirmed that the cat had cryptococcosis at its initial presentation. This report provides the first description in the veterinary literature of the MRI appearance of a cerebral cryptococcoma and emphasises the importance of performing cryptococcal antigen determination in cats with signs of intracranial disease.

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