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

Author(s): PI Ganesan, Hridya Raju, Zerin Mathew and Raut Akash

Abstract: The present study was carried out in an equine affected with laminitis and skin lesions. Infected tissue materials of the wound were screened for fungal and dermatophytes infections using SDA and LPCB. The texture of the skin was dry with loss of lusture. Clinical examination of the infected equine revealed ecthma gangrenosum – like lesions, folliculitis-like eruption, subcutaneous nodules and tense hemorrhagic bullae with laminitis. The horse was treated with levofloxacin as per antibiogram profile (ABST) with partial response, and then the culture studies of the skin lesions were carried out which revealed the mixed infections of Candida albicans, with the dermatophytes namely Microsporum nanum, Microsporum gypseum, Tricophyton mentagraphytes, Tricophyton rubrum and Exserohilum rostratum. Thereafter, the infected equine was treated with the application of Aloe-vera gel with turmeric plus neem oil paste for a period of 60 days continuously as an alternate therapy which showed a positive response on wound status of the infected horse.