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A severe case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a young French bulldog living in South-East Queensland caused by Cryptococcus gattii VGII.
Australian veterinary journal - 1 Oct 2023
Reddrop C, Yarsley E, Kelly-Bosma M, Malik R
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BACKGROUND: Cryptococcus is one of the most common systemic mycosis worldwide, infecting young adults of the large to giant breed dogs. Infection is commonly acquired from the environment via the sinonasal cavity as the main portal of entry. It either remains there, or spreads to the central nervous system (CNS) and the eye (optic nerve and retina) by penetration of the cribriform plate, or haematogenously to...
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