Case Report 07

Case Report 07

Submitted by Noëlle Cochet-Faivre / Jacques Guillot (jacques.guillot@oniris-nantes.fr)

Host animalDog
Case descriptionA 5-year-old, intact male, Argentine mastiff with multiple erythematous and alopecic lesions on the face and the legs for several weeks A strong pruritus was reported
Cytology and/or histopathologyNumerous Malassezia yeasts (cutaneous cytology)
Geographic origin of the animalSuburbs of Paris, France
Etiologic agent and identification methodBlastomyces dermatitidis / Cytology
Applied therapyTrichophyton mentagrophytes and Malassezia pachydermatis / Culture on Sabouraud dextrose agar
OutcomeTopical enilconazole and oral ketoconazole
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