Cranial vena cava syndrome secondary to cryptococcal mediastinal granuloma in a cat |
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| Authors: | Jo-Annie Letendre S?ren Boysen |
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| Institution: | Western Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Centre, 1802–10th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T3C 0J8 (Letendre); University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6 (Letendre, Boysen); Service d’urgentologie et de soins intensifs, Faculté de médicine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 rue Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 2M2 (Boysen). |
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| Abstract: | The successful management of cranial vena cava syndrome with suspected secondary chylothorax due to mediastinal cryptococcal granuloma in a 4-year-old male domestic shorthair cat is described. Treatment included long-term antifungal medication, short-term corticosteroids, intermittent thoracocentesis, rutin, octreotide, and enalapril. |
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