First case of feline cryptococcosis in Hong Kong, caused by Cryptococcus neoformans

A nine-year-old domestic short hair cat was presented for a nasal planum mass, nasal discharge, hyporexia and weight loss.On physical examination nasal Buckle proliferative and ulcerative lesions and submandibular lymphadenopathy were identified.Cytology, histopathology, TV Stand with Fireplace fungal culture, antigen serology and MALDI-TOF confirmed cryptococcal rhinitis with regional mandibular lymph node involvement due to Cryptococcus neoformans infection.This is the first reported case of cryptococcosis in a feline patient in Hong Kong.

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