Epidemiological Study on Domestic Feline Dermatophytosis in Hama
published by Aِl-Baath University
in 2016
in
and research's language is
العربية
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The present study was diagnosis and Treatment of dermatophytosis
in Cats. Cases of Mycology Clinic were involved in this study: 58
cats, 1 mounth/4 years aged).Medical exams were: anamnesis,
clinical examination and dermatological exam. Samples were
collected from Skin scarping and hair from cats with clinical
suspicion of dermatophytosis. From 58 Cats revaled 18
(31%)showed lesion with dermatophytosis.
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