Systemic mycoses Fall 2026

What is the portal of entry for systemic mycoses

Respiratory tract

There is a young male dog used for hunting presenting for weight loss, dry cough, lameness, and ocular inflammation, there is diffuse pulmonary infiltrate. What is the likely diagnosis?

Blastomycosis

A two year old dog has chronic diarrhea, severe weight loss, fever, and hypoalbuminemia. It has exposure to chicken coops. What is the likely diagnosis?

Histoplasmosis

There is a cat with nasal swelling, encapsulated yeast organisms and the cat is outdoors around pigeons. What is the likely diagnosis?

Cryptococcosis

A young dog presents for facial pain, sneezing, hemorrhagic nasal discharge and depigmentation of nasal planum. Which treatment is most appropriate for this dog?

Topical 1% clotrimazole or enilconazole

A dog with nasal depigmentation, facial pain, sneezing, hemorrhagic nasal discharge likely has what diagnosis?

Nasal aspergillosis

A dog from the southwest has chronic cough, fever, weight loss and shifting leg lameness. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Coccidiodes immitis

What drug has good penetration into CNS, urine, and ocular tissues?

Fluconazole

A dog with blastomycosis has severe respiratory disease and markedly hypoxemic. which protocol is most appropriate?

Itraconazole and lipid-based amphotericin B-with food

A cat with cryptococcus would have what treatment

fluconazole for 2 months

A dog with systemic fungal disease is being treated with amphotericin B. Which complication requires particularly careful monitoring during therapy

Renal and hepatic toxicity