Cryptococcosis in a pup
Hodgin, E.C.; Corstvet, R.E.; Blakewood, B.W.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 191(6): 697-698
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 3679958 Document Number: 302189
Disseminated cryptococcosis was diagnosed as the cause of death of a 2-week-old pup. Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from the dam's vaginal discharge, but not from the dam's milk, blood, faeces or environment. During succeeding months, C. neoformans was isolated repeatedly from the dam's vagina, even though vaginitis was not evident. One year after the death of the 2-week-old pup, cryptococci could not be isolated from the dam's vagina, and evidence of cryptococcosis was not detected in pups of the dam's next litter. This case was unusual because cryptococcosis has been reported previously only in dogs 11 months or older and because the source of the pup's infection may have been the dam rather than the environment.