42 citations
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September 2018 in “Journal of Fungi” This study highlights the challenges in treating Microsporum canis infections due to variable antifungal drug efficacy and potential resistance, emphasizing the need for standardized methods to assess drug susceptibility.
35 citations
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November 1996 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study reports two HIV-infected men with a rare M. canis infection unresponsive to ketoconazole and terbinafine, where itraconazole was effective but prolonged treatment led to only one cure.
18 citations
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November 1989 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This case report describes a 5-year-old girl with an extensive Microsporum canis scalp infection, highlighting griseofulvin as the preferred treatment and noting corticosteroids' benefit in severe inflammatory cases.
17 citations
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February 1987 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study observed that daily selenium sulfide shampoos successfully removed fungal spores hidden beneath the hair cuticle in patients infected with ectothrix Microsporum canis.
8 citations
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June 2018 in “ACTA SCIENTIAE VETERINARIAE” This report describes the first diagnosed case of dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum canis in a young maned wolf, emphasizing the importance of monitoring emerging diseases in this vulnerable species.
