Dermatophytosis in Dogs and Treatment Choices
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Dermatophytosis is a contagious, zoonotic disease and is a fungal disease commonly appeared in dogs. Other animal species and humans are contracted. Primary transmission way is via direct contact or damage sites. Dermatophytosis is an infection of skin, hair or nails by Microsporium (M.), Trichophyton (T.) and Epidermophyton (E.) genera. Infection develops via contact with infected animals, materials and environments. Infected hair with dermatophyte may remain live for years. Covering of carpet and flooring to the environment harbors hairs. Soil is also exposure source. Predisposition factors for infection are younger, immune suppression, undernutrition, disease, fever, humidity and skin wounds. Incubation time is 1-3 weeks. Fungal diseases due to dermatophytes in dogs are important because of described reasons. In the context of this report, primary dermatophytes causing fungal infections in dogs were explained. Knowledge was given about which drugs are effective to which dermatophytes by searching recent scientific sources in detail. Knowledge was given in detail about different drug or drug combinations to be used for local and systemic treatment applications required according to severity and variety of prevailing clinical signs in dogs with dermatophytes causing fungal disease. In addition, in respect to providing veterinary clinicians with practical convenience, important knowledge including general doses and frequencies, administration ways of systemic antifungal drugs to be chosen for dermatophytosis treatment as well as general doses of systemic antifungal drugs primarily chosen set a treatment choice in fungal diseases in dogs were presented in tables.
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