Dermatophyte

Question 1

What is the most common dermatophyte species in dogs?

Answer 1

Microsporum canis
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Microsporum gypseum

Question 2

What is the prevalence of dermatophyte infection in cats

Answer 2

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Question 3

What is the prevalence of dermatophyte infection in dogs

Answer 3

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Question 4

What breeds of dog and cat are predisposed to dermatophyte infection?

Answer 4

Dog = Yorkie?
Cat = Persian

Question 5

What is the most common dermatophyte species in horses?

Answer 5

Trichophyton equinuum

Question 6

What is the most common dermatophyte species in cattle?

Answer 6

Trichophyton verrucosum

Question 7

Why do dermatophytes not affect hair follicle below Adamson’s fringe?

Answer 7

The cells of the hair follicle are non-cornified below Adamson’s fringe and dermatophytes only infect keratin /cornified cells

Question 8

What is the most effective immune response for resolution of the dermatophyte infection

Answer 8

Cell-mediated with macrophages and neutrophils as effector cells

Question 9

What form of the dermatophyte is the infective form?

Answer 9

Arthroconidia or arthrospores; asexual form