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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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