Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum canis and Microsporum gypseum in free-living Bradypus variegatus (Schiz, 1825) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Gileno Antônio Araújo Xavier²  Leonildo Bento Galiza Da Silva¹  Davi Rubem Da Silva¹  Rodolfo De Moraes Peixoto¹  Gileno Câmara Lino¹  Rinaldo Aparecido Mota¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal Recife PE ,Brasil

关键词: Microsporum canis;    Microsporum gypseum;    Bradypus variegatus;    dermatophytosis;    sloths;    Microsporum canis;    Microsporum gypseum;    Bradypus variegatus;    dermatófitos;    preguiças;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822008000300018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Three cases of dermatophytosis in free living brown-throated three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in the Zona da Mata, North of Pernambuco State, Brazil, were studied. Two animals presented areas of alopecia on the pelvic member and thorax and one animal on the pelvic member only. The three animals presented scabs. Hair and scabs samples were submitted to microscopical examination after treatment with a 30 % KOH and cultivated in Mycosel Agar. The direct examination indicated the presence of arthrospores in the hair. Colonies grown after seven days of culture were confirmed as Microsporum based on examination of the structure of the macroconidia. This is the first observation of dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum canis and Microsporum gypseum in free living sloths in the State of Pernambuco.

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