Treatment of Malassezia pachydermatis-associated seborrhoeic dermatitis in Devon Rex cats with itraconazole - A pilot study

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-174

  Ahman S ^a,c   Perrins, N ^b,d   Bond, R ^b  

^a Barton Veterinary Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Animal Health Trust ^*  (Sweden)

^d ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; ITRACONAZOLE; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS;

EID: 34247607670     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00588.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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