[The pig as dead-end host of Trichophyton verrucosum? A case report]

Tierarztl Prax. 1997 Jul;25(4):353-5.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A dermatomycosis of swine caused by Trichophyton verrucosum is reported. Trichophyton verrucosum could be identified in skin scrapings of pigs and contacting calves by fluorescence microscopy and culture. The mode of transmission and the rare isolation of Trichophyton verrucosum from pigs are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Skin / parasitology*
  • Skin / pathology
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases*
  • Tinea / pathology
  • Tinea / transmission
  • Tinea / veterinary*
  • Trichophyton / isolation & purification*
  • Zoonoses