A CASE OF TRYCHOPHYTON RUBRUM DERMATOPHYTOSIS IN A PATAGONIAN SEA LION (OTARIA BYRONIA)

A 23-yr old female Patagonian sea lion (Otaria byronia) presented multifocal to coalescing and ulcerative skin lesions on the lumbar region. Skin scrapings were collected and a microscopic examination was conducted followed by a fungal culture that revealed a Trychophyton rubrum infection, an anthro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2015-09, Vol.46 (3), p.621-623
Hauptverfasser:	Quintard, Benoît, Lohmann, Caroline, Lefaux, Brice
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Animals, Zoo Antifungal Agents - administration & dosage Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Brief Communication BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS Dermatomycoses - microbiology Dermatomycoses - pathology Dermatomycoses - veterinary Dermatophytosis Female Imidazoles - administration & dosage Imidazoles - therapeutic use Marine Naphthalenes - administration & dosage Naphthalenes - therapeutic use Otaria byronia Patagonian sea lion Sea Lions terbinafine Trichophyton - isolation & purification Trychophyton rubrum zoonosis
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Zusammenfassung:	A 23-yr old female Patagonian sea lion (Otaria byronia) presented multifocal to coalescing and ulcerative skin lesions on the lumbar region. Skin scrapings were collected and a microscopic examination was conducted followed by a fungal culture that revealed a Trychophyton rubrum infection, an anthropophilic dermatophytosis agent. Oral terbinafine and topical eniconazole were used as a treatment for a period of 75 days and complete recovery was achieved. Epidemiological analysis revealed a dermatophytosis case in one of the carnivore section keepers a few weeks before the lesions were diagnosed in the sea lion.
ISSN:	1042-7260 1937-2825
DOI:	10.1638/2014-0214.1