Case Report 03
Submitted by Guillot Jacques (jacques.guillot@oniris-nantes.fr)
Host animal | Domestic cat |
Case description | A 3-year-old spayed female cat with alopecic lesions on the nose and the ears for one week A concomitant cutaneous lesion was detected on the owner’s cheek |
Cytology and/or histopathology | Arthroconidia on hairs |
Geographic origin of the animal | France |
Etiologic agent and identification method | Microsporum canis / Wood’s lamp examination / Culture on Sabouraud dextrose agar |
Applied therapy | Oral itraconazole and topical enilconazole for 6 weeks |
Outcome | Clinical cure obtained one month after the beginning of treatment |