Abstract

SANT'ANA, F.J.F. et al. Cryptococcosis in cat. Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec. [online]. 1999, vol.51, n.4, pp.333-334. ISSN 1678-4162.  https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09351999000400008.

A case of cryptococcosis in a cat refferred to the Hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco is described. The cat was euthanized and the microscopic examination of a firm mass observed in the nasal cavity was accomplished. Cryptococcus sp. and a chronic inflammatory process was observed throughout the tissue.

Keywords : Cat; cryptococcosis.