Abstract
Case summary A 7-month-old Siberian cat was presented for persistent fever and recurrent tachypnoea and dyspnoea. The cat was treated 2 weeks prior by the referring veterinarian for pyothorax. Repeated thoracic radiographs and CT showed severe pleuropneumonia. Although serology was positive for feline coronavirus antibodies, an RT-PCR for feline infectious peritonitis of the thoracic fluid was negative. The feline immunodeficiency virus/feline leukaemia virus SNAP test was negative. Repeated aerobic and anaerobic culture and sensitivity results were unable to detect bacterial growth but did detect Candida albicans. Initial treatment with amphotericin B and long-term treatment with itraconazole resulted in complete and persistent clinical recovery.Relevance and novel information Pyothorax by C albicans in a cat has been described once in 1984. To the authors' knowledge, this is only the second case description, confirmed by fungal culture.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 20551169251383150 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2025 |
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Keywords
- Candida albicans
- Candida empyema
- Immunocompetence
- Pyothorax