A Case of Feline Ringworm by Microsporum canis in Korea

Yeo, Sang-geon; Choi, Won-pil; Kim, Do-kyung

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1988;28(1):119-123.

Sang-geon Yeo¹, Won-pil Choi², Do-kyung Kim¹

¹Department of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University
²College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University

Microsporum canis에 의한 고양이의 백선증

여상건¹, 최원필², 김도경¹

¹경상대학교 수의학과
²경북대학교 수의과대학

Abstract

Attempts were made to determine the clinical features and the causative organism of ringworm occurred in a cat in Chinju city, Korea. Alopecia and greyish white crusty lesions were observed around the eye, nose and posterior limb while irregular, partial loss of hairs and white scales were in the ear, neck and abdomen lesions. Direct microscopic and cultural examination were carried out for the hairs and crusts taken from the skin lesions, and the causative organism was identified as M. canis.