A case of exfoliative dermatitis in a captive southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 271-274

  Bauwens, Luc ^a   De Vroey, Charles ^b   De Meurichy, Walter ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Candida parapsilosis; Ceratotherium simum simum; Exfoliative dermatitis; Malassezia pachydermatis; Natamycin; Southern white rhinoceros

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041061627     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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