Generalized systemic cryptococcosis in a dog after immunosuppressive corticotherapy

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Honsho, C S ^a   Mine, S Y ^b   Oria A P ^b   Benato, N ^b   Camacho, A A ^b   Alessi, A C ^b   Laus, J L ^b  

^a Estudante Pos graduacao Esc Vet U   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corticotherapy; Criptococcus neoformans; Dog; Generalized criptococcosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; SULFADIAZINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APATHY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTERITIS; EYE DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPOREFLEXIA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS DISEASE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOCALIZATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 4344637070     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352003000200005     Document Type: Article

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