Fungal balls detected using ultrasonography in the urinary bladder of a dog
| Autor: | Hakyoung Yoon, Kichang Lee, Donghyeok Choo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Urinalysis Itraconazole Urinary Bladder Urology Lumen (anatomy) Urinary incontinence Urine Pelvis Dogs Cystitis medicine Animals Dog Diseases Candida albicans Ultrasonography Urinary bladder General Veterinary medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Candidiasis biology.organism_classification medicine.anatomical_structure medicine.symptom business human activities psychological phenomena and processes Cystocentesis medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary radiologyultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology AssociationREFERENCES. 63(2) |
| ISSN: | 1740-8261 |
| Popis: | A 9-year-old dog was presented with hematuria and urinary incontinence. Ultrasonography revealed multiple mobile echogenic ball-shaped structures without distal acoustic shadowing within the lumen. A cystocentesis was performed and a urinalysis of the urine revealed fungus. Candida albicans was identified using an additional urine culture. The patient was finally diagnosed with fungal cystitis with mobile fungal balls and managed with Itraconazole. Follow-up ultrasonography demonstrated the resolution of cystitis without fungal balls. Our findings suggest that fungal balls should be considered as a differential diagnosis when echogenic mobile ball-shaped structures are identified in the urinary bladder of a diabetic or immunocompromised patient. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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