Microsporia
Microsporum is a fungal disease of the skin ( dermatomycosis or dermatophytosis ) in humans, dogs and cats, which is caused by the genus Microsporum ( Ascomycota department ). Typical representatives are Microsporum audouinii , M. canis and M. gypseum .
The infection with M. canis is the most common "holiday dermatophytosis" because in southern countries over 90% of stray animals are infected, sometimes without showing any signs of illness themselves. In the native cat population, around 20% of the animals, mostly asymptomatic, are carriers. Until 1981 it was a reportable illness . The name must not be confused with microsporidiosis .
therapy
Internal and external use of various preparations (for example griseofulvin ) over usually several weeks can be considered for humans . Itraconazole is mainly used in cats and enilconazole in dogs .
Web links
- http://www.hautnah-dermatologie.de/archiv/2004/06/hd0406_312.pdf
- http://www.medizinfo.de/infktionen/parasiten/mikrosporie.shtml
Individual evidence
- ↑ H.-J. Tietz and Renate Hämmerling: The importance of zoophilic dermatophytes for humans and anthropophilic zoonoses for animals. In: Prakt. Tierarzt 88 (2007), pp. 78-86.
