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Volume 19(4): 233-236, 2015.


 Cutaneous mucormycosis in an iguana

 

Mehdi Saberi1 (DVM, PHD), Maziar Manshaei2 (DVM, PhD), Parvin Dehghan3 (PhD), Elham Mohebbi4 (DVM, MPH).

 

1School of Veterinary Medicine Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman. 2Torabi-nejad Dental Research Center, school of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Science, 3Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 4Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

 

ABSTRACT

 

Saberi M, Manshaei M, Dehghan P, Mohebbi E., Cutaneous mucormycosis in an iguana, Onl J Vet Res., 19(4): 233-236, 2015.  Zygomycosis are responsible for acute and chronic fungal diseases. Zygomycosis caused by Mucorales infections is known as mucormycosis. A 4yr old green iguana (Iguana iguana) was referred with 7 day severe anorexia and numerous cruet skin lesions 2-3mm diameter. There was mild dermal inflammation with hypo-pigmentation from tail to head.  Organism culture and gross observation confirmed presence of Mucor Rhizopusvv The reptile was treated with oral 10mg/Kg ketoconazole for 10 days but vomited at day 11 and treatment was discontinued for a further 7 days. The iguana did not have any further complications and Ketoconazole was administered again for 15 days, after which no recurrence observed at a 6 month follow up examination.

 

Key words: Iguana, Mucormycosis, Ketoconalzole.


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