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Blastomycosis – A Potentially Lethal Fungal Infection in Our Pets

2018-04-23 by CriticalCareDVM

When most folks think of infection, they think of bacteria. Yet not all infections are caused by bacteria. Many infections are caused by other infectious organisms, including fungi. If you live in certain parts of the United States, fungal infections are actually quite common. One of the more common fungal infections is called blastomycosis. This … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: amphotericin B, anti-fungal, antibody, antigen, blastomyces, blastomycosis, chest, conidia, cough, depression, dermatitidis, draining, eye, fluconazole, itraconazole, lameness, lymph, mycelia, nasal, nose, ocular, skin, sonography, spore, weight loss, x-ray, yeast

Lymph Node Enlargement in Dogs & Cats – A Swelling Not to Be Ignored!

2017-04-17 by CriticalCareDVM

A common clinical scenario I encounter is a pet referred to me for evaluation of enlarged lymph nodes. Parents may incidentally discover the swellings while petting or playing with their pet. At other times family veterinarians find the enlargements during an annual preventative healthcare examination. Given the commonality of this medical problem, I wanted to … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: axillary, biopsy, CT, cytology, fine needle aspiration, inguinal, lymph, lymph nodes, MRI, popliteal, prescapular, radiography, skin, sonography, submandibular, superficial cervical, ultrasonography, vessel, X-rays

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