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Diagnosis and Management of Malassezia Otitis Externa in Dogs

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Title Diagnosis and Management of Malassezia Otitis Externa in Dogs
 
Creator Nainika
Pardeep Sharma
Rakesh Kumar
Devina Sharma
Subhash Verma
 
Subject Canine, Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Malassezia
 
Description Canine otitis externa is inflammation of external ear canal, causing discomfort to the patients. In the present study, dogs displaying symptoms of otitis externa associated with Malassezia spp. were studied. Twenty-eight dogs were included based on the cytological investigations, out of which 13 being mono-infections of Malassezia spp. and 15 being mixed infections involving both Malassezia spp. and bacteria. Cytological grading was conducted in all the cases. Animals were categorized into two groups for treatment. Group I (n=15) was given oral Ketoconazole, while Group II (n=13) received Itraconazole. The therapeutic efficacy was assessed on days 7th and 14thpost-treatment.
 
Publisher Indian Veterinary Association
 
Date 2024-09-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IVJ/article/view/157258
10.62757/IVA.2024.101.9.20-23
 
Source The Indian Veterinary Journal; Vol. 101 No. 09 (2024): September, 2024; 20-23
0974-9365
0019-6479
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IVJ/article/view/157258/56002
 
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