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Cryptococcosis
  • Description
  • Signalment
  • Clinical Features
  • Neurolocalization
  • Genetics
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Cryptococcosis is a fungal disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans that can result in CNS and ocular infection and disease.
Age of Onset: Less than 4 years of age
Sex Predisposition: Any sex of animal can be affected
Clinical Course:
​Clinical signs may worsen over time
Clinical Signs:
Behavioral/Mental Awareness
Seizures
Circling

Movement
Ataxia
Paraparesis

Proprioception
Proprioceptive deficits

Cranial Nerves
Cranial nerve palsies
Vestibular disturbances
Blindness
Mydriasis

Painful Reactions
Cervical pain

Other
Optic neuritis, retinitis, anterior uveitis
Diffuse CNS and ocular lesions
Unknown
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