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Dysgonic strain of Microsporum canis pseudomycetoma in a Domestic Long‐hair cat
Author(s) -
Thian A,
Woodgyer AJ,
Holloway SA
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00328.x
Subject(s) - microsporum canis , histopathology , ketoconazole , terbinafine , canis , microsporum , pathology , dermatology , medicine , biology , itraconazole , antifungal , trichophyton , paleontology
A 4‐year‐old Domestic Long‐hair cat was presented with two large non‐painful, ulcerated and suppurative lesions over the flanks. Histopathology and cytology were consistent with fungal pyogranulomatous inflammation. Culture of tissue yielded a dysgonic strain of Microsporum canis . The cat was treated successfully by staged en bloc resections of the lesions, followed by oral ketoconazole, then oral terbinafine. This is the first reported case of dermatophytic pseudomycetoma in a Domestic Long‐hair cat in Australia.