While dermatophytoses of several animal species have been extensively investigated, information on their occurrence and epidemiology in rabbits is limited. We carried out a study from October 2006 to February 2007 of 23 rabbit farms in Apulia and Basilicata regions (southern Italy) in order to investigate the occurrence and risk factors associated with dermatophytoses in breeding rabbits. Derma...

Four cases of streptomycin stomatiti are presented together with three cases of eczematous dermatitis of the hands and feet coincident with streptomycin therapy, and attention is called to association of stomatitis with a vulvar mycotic lesion in one instzmce and Concomitant stomatitis with severe trichophytoid lesions of hands and feet in another. While the over-all series of treatment with st...

The purpose of this study was to determine the therapeutic efficacy of citric and tartaric acids on experimental dermatophytosis in guinea pigs. In this study, the susceptibility of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes to citric and tartaric acids was assessed using the macrodilution broth method. In the animal experiments, a cream consisting of the mixed acids was topically applied ...

Dermatophytoses are caused by fungi in the genera Microsprum, Trichophyton and Epidermophyton. Africans use extracts of medicinal plants to treat dermatophytosis. This study aimed determine vitro antifungal activity crude leaf extract Cassia alata on fungal isolates from dermatophytosis lesions. Subjects with suspected lesions were recruited for study. Skin scrapings obtained microscopy culture...