CASE REPORT OF INFECTION DIAGNOSIS OF EQUINE DERMATOSIS IN
RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, BRAZIL
Ana Cristina Passos de Paiva Bello a ∗, Arildo Pinto da Cunha a, Romário Cerqueira Leite
a
, Nelson Rodrigo da Silva Martins, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira a, Antônio Cândido
Cerqueira Leite Ribeiro b, Luisa Nogueira Domingues a, Eduardo Bastianetto a, Carolina
Maria Vianna de Freitas c, Ricardo Canesso Dalla Rosa a, Patricia Bossi Leitea, Rebeca
Passos Bispos Wanderley a
Introduction: The equine skin diseases usually have been responsible for economical
losses in equine production either directly or indirectly. Description of the case: In this
case report, three equines with same father, crossbred (Crioula x Breton) living in the
Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, were diagnosed with the presence of dual infection, bacterial
and fungal, causing wounds spread throughout the animal body. The specific symptoms
are itching and loss of hair, the equines scratching themselves until developing bloody
wounds. Skin lesions appear as crust-like scabs affecting much of the body. Irritated Skin
with hair loss was observed too. The diagnosis was made through the collection of
samples of matted tufts of hair. The crusts samples were macerated and submitted to
Gram staining. The samples were also cultured for identification of fungal infection. It
was identified then, by optic microscopy, the presence of Dermatophilus congolensis
bacteria species and fungus colonies growth of Trichophyton sp. The treatment
recommended was the application of Streptomycin 70mg/kg and three times iodine
solution 1% baths. Discussion: Two of the animals recovered entirely, but one of them,
living on a separate property, showed no improvement because it received only the
antibiotic application, but was not bathed properly. In both properties there were other
horses, but only these three animals presented the skin disease symptoms. Conclusions:
The proposed treatment shown to be effective in horses receiving correct application of
the prescription, but there is a need for further studies on the epidemiology of equine
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a
Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary, Federal University of Minas
Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - CP 567 - CEP 30123-970 - Belo Horizonte- MG, Brasil. E-mail:
[email protected]
b
EMBRAPA Dairy Cattle
c
University Presidente Antônio Carlos –UNIPAC
skin diseases.