Ocular and disseminated candidiasis in an immunosuppressed cat

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1994 May 15;204(10):1635-8.

Abstract

Ocular and systemic candidiasis was diagnosed in an immunosuppressed and diabetic 12-year-old cat that initially was examined because of polyuria, polydipsia, and urinary tract disease. Bilateral recurrent corneal erosions and chorioretinitis, urinary tract infections attributable to bacteria or Candida sp, and renal dysfunction developed during the next 2 months. Examination of corneal scrapings revealed spherical to oval, budding, yeast-like cells. The cat's condition progressively deteriorated, and it was euthanatized. Toxoplasmosis was diagnosed by fecal flotation and from serum titers, and pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism was detected at postmortem histologic evaluation. Candida budding yeasts and pseudohyphae with blastospores were detected in the corneas, vitreous bodies, retinas, CNS, pharynx, trachea, esophagus, kidneys, and urinary bladder at postmortem examination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / complications
  • Candidiasis / immunology
  • Candidiasis / veterinary*
  • Cat Diseases* / immunology
  • Cats
  • Conjunctivitis / complications
  • Conjunctivitis / immunology
  • Conjunctivitis / veterinary
  • Cornea / microbiology
  • Corneal Ulcer / complications
  • Corneal Ulcer / immunology
  • Corneal Ulcer / veterinary
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / veterinary
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / complications
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / immunology
  • Eye Infections, Fungal / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Immune Tolerance*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Animal / complications
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications
  • Urinary Tract Infections / veterinary