Rita de Cássia da Silva Machado Neves

Retrospectiva das dermatofitoses em cães e gatos atendidos no Hospital Veterinário da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, nos anos de 2006 a 2008

The aim of this study was to characterize the canine and feline population with dermatophytosis, taken to the Veterinary Hospital of Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso - HOVET/UFMT, during a period of 36 months. This skin disease that affects domestic animals is a fungal infection involving the superficial layers of the skin, hair and nails. 279 cases of dermatophytosis were treated, 96.8% in dogs and 3.2% in cats, with a total of 7.1% of the number of 3096 cases assisted in these three years. The predominant etiologic agent was Microsporum canis. The pure breddogs were most affected, especially the American Pit Bull Terrier (21.7%). The cats with and without racial definition were dermatophytosis, cannot be a reliable statistical analysis. It was observed that the majority of animals infected were 1-3 years old. The lesions observed were: alopecia, dandruff and crusts and were located in the cephalic region, trunk, and limbs. There was no seasonal distribution was observed.

Prevalência das doenças de pele não neoplásicas em cães no município de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso

The aim of this study was to evaluate the main non-neoplastic skin diseases in dogs examined at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso in 2011. During that period, 112 dermatological cases were treated followed by systematical skin biopsy. In 93.7% of the cases it was possible to establish a definite diagnosis through histopathology along with supplementary diagnostic methods. The most prevalent skin diseases were of parasitic, immunological, bacterial and fungal origins. In these groups, the skin disorders that occurred more often were demodicosis (20.9%), visceral leishmaniasis (12.4%), atopy (10.5%), dermatophytosis (10.5%), and disseminated superficial pyoderma (8.6%). These five conditions together made up just over half of all skin diseases of dogs diagnosed in this study.