Trichophyton mentagrophytes dermatophytosis in wild fox.
Dermatophytosis caused by a zoophilic varient of Trichophyton mentagrophytes was diagnosed in a litter of eight captured wild red fox (Vulpes fulva). The animals had widespread partial alopecia and scattered crusty foci 2 to 3 cm in diameter on the skin. Treatment with 7 mg/kg/body weight/day of griseofulvin in the feed effectively controlled the infection.
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D005589:Foxes; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
D006118:Griseofulvin