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Volume 19(5): 344-348, 2015.


Trichophyton mentagrophytes dermatophytosis in a caracal (Caracal caracal)

 

Abbaszadeh Hasiri Mohammad*1, Derakhshandeh Abdollah2, Memarian Iman3

 

1,2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, 3Tehran Zoo and Pardisan Rehabilitation Center, Iran

 

ABSTRACT

 

Mohammad AH, Abdollah D, Iman M., Trichophyton mentagrophytes dermatophytosis in a caracal (Caracal caracal), Onl J Vet Res., 19(5): 344-348, 2015. A male three years old caracal presented with alopecia, erythema, erosion, crusting and scaling around the head, neck and front limbs. Under anaesthesia, skin scrapings, hairs, impression smears and blood were taken for fungal culture and standard tests. Neither parasites nor abnormal bacteria were observed. Culture and hair perforation tests revealed the presence of Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The animal was managed with diet, environment and 60mg/kg daily griseofulvin. Improvement was noted after 3 weeks of therapy. Treatment was continued for 5 weeks and a second sampling proved negative.

 

Keywords: Caracal caracal, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Dermatophytosis, Iran. 


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