title: Disturbances in toxicological experiments caused by Microsporum canis.
abstract: Cutaneous lesions which can lead to false positive results have been observed in several rabbits used for the determination of the cutaneous irritation capacity of a product (ITA, PII). The responsible agent was Microsporum canis. A preventive treatment by an antifungal agent did not modify toxicological experimental results.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D008864:Microsporum / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011817:Rabbits