Title
Malassezia spp associated dermatitis in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Other title
Dermatitis asociada a malassezia spp en un conejo (Oryctolagus cuniculus) criado como mascota
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Dermatophytosis is the most common mycotic disease in rabbits which is mainly associated to Trichophyton menthagrophytes and Microsporum canis. On the other hand, dermatitis associated to Malassezia spp is rarely reported in lagomorphs. This paper describes a case of dermatitis in a Lop male rabbit of 6 months of age. The animal showed foci of alopecia, skin peeling and hair shedding in three defined areas. A skin sample was cultured in Sabouraud dextrose agar at 25 °C and Malassezia spp was isolated. The animal received an antifungal therapy with griseofulvine obtaining favourable results; however, there was a recurrence and was treated with ketoconazole to fully recover from skin lesions.
Start page
565
End page
570
Volume
24
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84891799608
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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