First Described: Clinical signs of dermatophytosis date back to the ancient Greek times. 1
One of the earliest texts describing the disease in animals was published in 1905. 2• Cause …

The topics reviewed in this article include dermatophytes, clinical symptoms and diagnostic
tests (ultraviolet light examination, direct microscopic examination of scales and hair, skin …

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Dermatophytes were cultured from seventy of 1824 (3.8 per cent) canine samples and 61 of
408 (14.9 per cent) feline samples submitted over ten years. Microsporum canis was the …

Overview: Dermatophytosis, usually caused by Microsporum canis, is the most common
fungal infection in cats worldwide, and one of the most important infectious skin diseases in …

Dermatophytosis is a common zoonotic disease, and one of its clinical presentations in the
dog is nodular dermatophytosis (kerion). Because the infection is located within the dermis …

Dermatophytosis is a cutaneous infection, caused by several types of keratophilic fungi
(dermatophytes). It represents a serious and common contagious skin disease in dogs and …

Background Dermatophytosis is a superficial fungal skin disease of cats and dogs. The most
common pathogens of small animals belong to the genera Microsporum and Trichophyton. It …

Practical relevance: Dermatophytosis (ringworm) is a superficial fungal skin disease of cats
that, depending on the geographic region and practice caseload, may be encountered …