Feline cryptococcosis

• Autorzy: Wisniewska A , Rotkiewicz T. , Pomianowski A.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Kryptokokoza kotow

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper reports on the pathogenic significance of fungi from the genus Cryptococcus to cats. In Poland, diseases induced by those fungi occur sporadically, hence their diagnosis is difficult. Two cases of cryptococcosis in cats were described. Histopathological analyses found the occurrence of blastospores, 4.68 μ (± 1.39) in diameter, in numerous internal organs of the cats, including brain, lungs, liver, kidneys, and spleen. However, the highest number of blastospores was observed in the mucous membrane of nasal cavity, nasal sinuses, trachea and lungs. Microscopic analyses of smears prepared from the upper respiratory tract exudate stained with PAS (according to McManus), HE and mucicarmine were found to be useful in disease diagnosis.

PL

W pracy opisano chorobotwórcze działanie grzybów z rodzaju Cryptococcus u kotów. W Polsce choroba występuje sporadycznie i dlatego sprawia duże trudności rozpoznawcze. Opisano dwa przypadki kliniczne kryprosporidiozy kotów. Badania histopatologiczne licznych narządów wewnętrznych, w tym mózgu, płuc, wątroby, nerek i śledziony, wykazały obecność blastospor o średnicy 4.68 μ (± 1.39). Największą ich liczbę stwierdzono w śluzie błony śluzowej jamy nosowej, zatok okołonosowych, tchawicy oraz płuc. Badanie śluzu z błon śluzowych górnych dróg oddechowych oraz barwienie preparatów hematoksyliną i eozyną, metodą PAS wg McManusa oraz mucikarminem okazały się najbardziej przydatne do diagnostyki choroby.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Natural Sciences
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 23
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.531-539,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wisniewska A

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Michala Oczapowskiego 13, 10-718 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Rotkiewicz T.

autor

Pomianowski A.

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