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Feline Histoplasmosis in Brazil: Clinical and Laboratory Aspects and a Comparative Approach of Published Reports

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The present study described clinical and epidemiological aspects of three cases of feline histoplasmosis and compared them to previously described cases. A detailed mycological identification and antifungal susceptibility profile of each isolate are presented. Secondarily, a serological survey for anti-Histoplasma antibodies was performed with domestic and wild cats. Diseased animals presented nodular to ulcerated skin lesions and respiratory disorders as main clinical signs. H. capsulatum var. capsulatum was isolated and the strains showed to be susceptible to antifungal drugs. Considering that feline histoplasmosis is uncommonly observed in veterinary clinics, diagnosis, and clinical management in endemic areas should be improved.

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We would like to thank the financial support given by CAPES (PNPD process number 2103/2009) and CNPq (PROTAX, process number 562296/2010-7).

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  1. College of Veterinary, Post-Graduation Program in Veterinary Sciences, Ceará State University, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Camila Gomes Virginio Coelho, Hugo Enrique Orsini Beserra, George Cândido Nogueira, Adriana de Queiroz Pinheiro & Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha

  2. Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, College of Medicine, Specialized Medical Mycology Center, Post-Graduation Program in Medical Microbiology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, José Júlio Costa Sidrim, Rita Amanda Chaves de Lima, Joyce Fonteles Ribeiro, Rossana Aguiar de Cordeiro, Débora de Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco & Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha

  3. Post-Graduation Program in Medical Sciences, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, José Júlio Costa Sidrim & Rossana Aguiar de Cordeiro

  4. College of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

    Camila Gomes Virginio Coelho

  5. Clínica Veterinária São Francisco, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    José Maurício Fonteles Gomes

  6. College of Veterinary, Rural Federal University of Pernambuco, Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil

    Lucilene Simões-Mattos & Marcos Renato Franzosi Mattos

  7. Rua Barão de Canindé, 210, Montese, CEP: 60.425-540, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante

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Brilhante, R.S.N., Coelho, C.G.V., Sidrim, J.J.C. et al. Feline Histoplasmosis in Brazil: Clinical and Laboratory Aspects and a Comparative Approach of Published Reports. Mycopathologia 173, 193–197 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-011-9477-8

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