Vol. 9, Issue 4, Part A (2024)

Author(s): G Sravani and PI Ganesan

Abstract: Two years old Golden Retriever dog, treated for more than 3 months for skin lesions was presented to Veterinary Clinical Complex, Apollo college of Veterinary Medicine, Jaipur for detailed investigation. The dog was examined and the lesions were observed in around the eyes, forehead and in the shoulder region with hyperemia. Skin scrapings examination revealed the presence of Demodex. Cultural examination of the skin scrapings and staining methods confirmed the prevalence of Candida albicans, Microsporum auduoinii, Microsporum nanum, Trichophyton rubrum. The attributed predisposing risk factors were the possibility of a host jump, therapeutic failure due to inappropriate use of steroid-containing antifungals, and host immunosuppression. Moreover, improper treatment of old saprophytic fungi, climatic changes associated with anthropogenic pressure favouring harmless fungi to become infectious, interaction with other prokaryotic micro-organisms, rising cases of the opportunistic fungal infections due to exogenous and endogenous pathogens, persistence of carrier state in human beings, expansion of the currently known fungal pathogens in the areas with higher average temperatures and wetter environment are the possible predisposing factors.