Dermatophytosis Caused by Trichophyton Spp. in a Local Kitten
October 2023
in “
Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Hewan
”
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Studysummary This report describes the successful treatment of dermatophytosis due to Trychophyton spp. in a 2-month-old kitten using ketoconazole cream, fish oil, multivitamin syrup, and sulfur soap, resulting in significant improvement in the skin condition after four weeks. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
A 2-month-old local male kitten with dermatophytosis caused by Trychophyton spp. was treated with Ketoconazole cream 2% twice daily for 4 weeks, fish oil once daily for 14 days, multivitamin syrup for 7 days, and sulfur soap weekly. The kitten showed significant improvement after 4 weeks, with the disappearance of scales and regrowth of hair around the lesions. The study suggests cleaning lesions before applying topical treatments and exposing the animal to sunlight for better healing.
