Fungal infections affecting the central nervous system are rare. The purpose of this study was to describe clinical and imaging findings in dogs with intracranial blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatiditis). The radiology database was searched retrospectively for patients with a diagnosis of intracranial blastomycosis which had computed tomography performed as part of their diagnostic work-up. Medical records and imaging studies were reviewed. Five dogs met the inclusion criteria. Major presenting complaints were stertor/nasal discharge (n=2), exophthalmos (n=1), and seizures (n=2). Clinical and laboratory findings were variable. Computed tomographic examination revealed a single contrast-enhancing intra-axial mass (n=1), a nasal mass disrupting the cribriform plate (n=3), and an intracranial mass extending into the orbit and nasal cavity (n=1). Findings in intracranial blastomycosis in dogs are variable, and the disease may mimic other inflammatory disorders or neoplasia.
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July 01 2011
Clinical and Imaging Findings in Five Dogs with Intracranial Blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatiditis)
Silke Hecht, Dr.med.vet., DACVR, DECVDI;
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (S.H., W.A., W.T.); and Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (J.S.).
Correspondence: [email protected] (S.H.)
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William H. Adams, DVM, DACVR (Radiology and Radiation Oncology);
William H. Adams, DVM, DACVR (Radiology and Radiation Oncology)
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (S.H., W.A., W.T.); and Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (J.S.).
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Joanne R. Smith, MA, VetMB, PhD, DACVIM;
Joanne R. Smith, MA, VetMB, PhD, DACVIM
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (S.H., W.A., W.T.); and Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (J.S.).
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William B. Thomas, DVM, MS, DACVIM
William B. Thomas, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (S.H., W.A., W.T.); and Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (J.S.).
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J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (2011) 47 (4): 241–249.
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Silke Hecht, William H. Adams, Joanne R. Smith, William B. Thomas; Clinical and Imaging Findings in Five Dogs with Intracranial Blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatiditis). J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 July 2011; 47 (4): 241–249. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5573
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