DERMATOPHILOSIS (CUTANEOUS STREPTOTHRICOSIS) IN KAFUE-LECHWE (KOBUS-LECHE-KAFUENSIS)

Authors
PANDEY GS MWEENE A SUZUKI AK NAMBOTA A KAJI T
Citation
Gs. Pandey et al., DERMATOPHILOSIS (CUTANEOUS STREPTOTHRICOSIS) IN KAFUE-LECHWE (KOBUS-LECHE-KAFUENSIS), Journal of wildlife diseases, 30(4), 1994, pp. 586-588
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of wildlife diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903558
Volume
30
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
586 - 588
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(1994)30:4<586:D(SIK(>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Extensive dermatitis caused by Dermatophilus congolensis was identifie d in two kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) in Lochinvar National Pa rk of Zambia. The lesions were characterized by thickening of the skin , crusts, and nodule formation. Almost all parts of the body were affe cted. Histologically there was an exudative dermatitis with acanthosis , parakeratosis, hyperkeratosis, and an exudate rich in neutrophils. T his is the first known report of dermatophilosis in lechwe.