Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 1999
Dermatophilosis in Furcifer (Chamaleo) pardalis
Dermatophilosis in Furcifer (Chamaleo) pardalis
DVM,
DVM, and
DVM
Page Range: 9 – 11
Three panther chameleons, Furcifer pardalis, with multifocal raised skin lesions were evaluated. Clinical, bacteriological and histopathological investigations were performed. Histopathological findings revealed beaded filamentous organisms consistent with Dermatophilus spp. Following systemic and topical antibacterial therapy, there was full remission of clinical signs.ABSTRACT
Keywords: reptile; chameleon;
Furcifer pardalis
; dermatitis;
Dermatophilus
; disease
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