Abstract:In this study out of 200 Arabian horses periodically clinically examined in a station for Arabian horses, Cairo, Egypt, 55 animals (27.5%) had dermatological signs suggestive of dermatophytosis based on clinical examination. The majority of ringworm lesions were distributed over the head, neck, shoulder and limbs. Trichophyton mentagrophytes was the most commonly isolated dermatophyte species 19/39 (48.7 %), followed by T. verrucosum (12/39, 30.7%) and Microsporum canis (8/39, 20.9%). T. mentagrophytes and M. … Show more
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