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Fungal pyothorax was diagnosed on the basis of the clinical signs, radiography findings, complete blood counts, and isolation of the pathogen from pleural effusion samples on two occasions. After three thoracenteses for evacuation of the pleural exudate and 15-day therapy with terbinafine, the general condition of the patient was very good; the complete blood count and respiratory and heart rates returned to normal; and no diagnostic imaging signs of pleural effusion were present. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of empyema thoracis caused by Clavispora lusitaniae in a domestic cat. 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