For today’s case, we have a 1.5-year-old female neutered cat with history of vomiting and coughing, with increased respiratory sounds. What are possible causes of the pulmonary pattern?
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For today’s case, we have a 1.5-year-old female neutered cat with history of vomiting and coughing, with increased respiratory sounds. What are possible causes of the pulmonary pattern?
There are multiple areas of ill-defined interstitial to alveolar pattern throughout the lungs. This region in the left cranial lung lobe is causing a lobar sign. The lungs overall have an interstitial appearance. The cardiovascular structures are normal, and there is no evidence of pleural effusion.
The most likely cause of the pulmonary disease is an infectious inflammatory process such as fungal pneumonia. Noninfectious inflammatory disease may also be considered.
Fine needle aspirates of the lungs and serology revealed a fungal infection (Cryptococcus). After two months of antifungal treatment, radiographs showed a marked improvement of the pulmonary pattern.
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