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Pseudomycetoma caused by Microsporum canis in a Persian cat: lack of response to oral terbinafine
Author(s) -
Bond R.,
Pocknell A. M.,
Toze C. E.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb06028.x
Subject(s) - microsporum canis , medicine , terbinafine , itraconazole , panniculitis , griseofulvin , histopathological examination , dermatology , skin biopsy , microsporum , canis , skin lesion , biopsy , pathology , antifungal , trichophyton , paleontology , biology
An eight‐year‐old neutered female Persian cat with a four‐year history of relapsing skin disease, characterised by ulcerated nodules with a yellow granular discharge, was examined. A diagnosis of granulomatous dermatitis and panniculitis (pseudomycetoma) caused by Microsporum canis was made on the basis of history, clinical signs, histopathological examination of skin biopsy specimens and culture of macerated tissue. Because previous therapy, comprising repeated surgical excision and the administration of griseofulvin and itraconazole, had not been successful, terbinafine was administered for an eight‐month period. However, lesions progressed despite this treatment and the cat was euthanased.