RESUMO As dermatofitoses são micoses superficiais provocadas por dermatófitos dos gêneros Trichophyton, Epidermophyton e Microsporum, sendo este último, o mais prevalente entre os gatos. O diagnóstico deve ser baseado em exames complementares clínicos e laboratoriais. Diante da elevada incidência de dermatofitoses nos animais domésticos associado ao caráter zoonótico envolvido nesta afecção dermatológica, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a incidência de dermatófitos em felinos atendidos no Hospital Veterinário da Universidade de Franca, no período de abril a novembro de 2010, além de comparar os resultados obtidos no exame clínico e nos laboratoriais e fornecer orientações aos tutores envolvidos quanto à transmissão da doença. Assim, foram incluídos no estudo 35 felinos, de diferentes raças, idade e sexo, os quais foram submetidos a exame cutâneo clínico com lâmpada de Wood e laboratoriais convencionais. Todos os participantes foram negativos perante o exame clínico, porém três animais (8,57%), aparentemente assintomáticos, foram positivos para Microsporum canis (dois machos) e Trichophyton rubrum (uma fêmea) nos testes laboratoriais. Diante da metodologia preconizada e dos resultados obtidos, pode-se concluir que a dermatofitose pode ser diagnosticada em felinos sem lesões cutâneas aparentes, portanto os testes cutâneos micológicos devem ser incluídos na rotina de exames complementares durante os atendimentos de animais desta espécie, visto que os gatos são os principais reservatórios e fonte de infecção e que a lâmpada de Wood INCIDENCE OF DERMATOPHYTES IN FELINES ATTENDED IN VETERINARY HOSPITAL OF UNIVERSITY FRANCA (UNIFRAN-SP) ABSTRACT Dermatophytoses are superficial mycoses caused by dermatophytes Trichophyton of genres, Epidermophyton and Microsporum, the latter being the most prevalent among cats. The diagnosis should be based on clinical and laboratory exams. Such high incidence of dermatophytoses in domestic animals associated with zoonotic involved in this dermatological condition, this study aimed to evaluate the incidence of dermatophytes in cats treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Franca, in the period April-November 2010, beyond to compare the results of the clinical examination and laboratories and provide guidance to tutors involved regarding the transmission of the disease. So were included in the study 35 cats of different breeds, age and sex, which were submitted to clinical skin examination with Wood lamp and conventional laboratory. All participants were negative before the clinical examination, but three animals (8.57%) were apparently asymptomatic positive for Microsporum canis (two males) and Trichophyton rubrum (a female) in laboratory tests. Faced with the recommended methodology and the results obtained, it can be concluded that the ringworm in cats can be diagnosed without any apparent skin lesions, so the mycological skin tests should be included in routine exams for animal calls of this kind, as the cats are the main reservoir and source of infection...
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