Dermatophytosis in a Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Kisio HATAI¹  Sinpei WADA¹  Eri TANAKA¹  Seizaburou SONODA¹  Takahiro KIMURA¹ 

关键词: dermatophytosis;    Steller sea lion;    Trichophyton mentagrophytes;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.56.551

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(8)Cited-By(7)Serious dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes was found in a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) at Yomiuri Land Marine Aquarium in Tokyo. The external clinical signs were extensive depilation and hyperkeratosis, as well as redness and depigmentation of the skin. Histopathological findings of the skin revealed PAS positive fungal hyphae with septa in the corneum layer of the epidermis. Further microscopic examination suggested that this lesion of the skin was typical chronic dermatophytosis. Based on morphological and growth characteristics, the isolate was identified as Trichophyton mentagrophytes. It was thought that the infection was due to some factors including species and individual specific and environmental factors and so on.

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