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Ocular coccidioidomycosis in a cat
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|July 15, 1985
Summary
A feline eye infection, endophthalmitis, caused by Coccidioides immitis was diagnosed after uveitis treatment failed. Serological tests for this fungal infection were negative in the affected cat.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Ophthalmology
- Mycology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Uveitis is a common ocular condition in cats that can lead to severe complications.
- Endophthalmitis, inflammation of the intraocular tissues, can result from various infectious agents.
- Coccidioides immitis is a fungus endemic to certain regions, known to cause systemic infections.