Deep fungal dermatitis in three inland bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) caused by the Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii

Medical Mycology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-376

  Bowman, Michelle R ^a   Paré, Jean A ^a   Sigler, Lynne ^b   Naeser, John P ^a   Sladky, Kurt K ^a   Hanley, Chris S ^a   Helmer, Peter ^c   Phillips, Lynette A ^a   Brower, Alexandra ^a   Porter, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Avian and Animal Hospital of Bardmoor   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii; Dermatitis; Inland bearded dragons; Yellow fungus disease

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORHEXIDINE; ENROFLOXACIN; FENBENDAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ANAMORPH; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; DERMATITIS; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRANULOMATOUS SKIN DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PUNCH BIOPSY; REPTILE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY; STOMATITIS; SUSPENSION;

ABDOMEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMPUTATION; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CHRYSOSPORIUM; DERMATITIS; DERMATOMYCOSES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GINGIVA; GRANULOMA; HEPATITIS A; HYPHAE; ITRACONAZOLE; LIZARDS; MALE; MAXILLA; MICONAZOLE; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOSPORIUM; FUNGI; NANNIZZIOPSIS VRIESII; POGONA VITTICEPS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34249655099     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780601188610     Document Type: Article

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