Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Mannuthy, Thrissur -680651 (Kerala)
*Corresponding author E-mail: ashna.annetteaipe@gmail.com
Online published on 31 March, 2014.
A male Labrador dog of 8 months old presented with history of alopecia for past seven days. Moist erythrematous lesions on pinna of ear, ventral and lateral parts of abdomen were observed. Impression smear revealed budding yeast cells of Malassezia spp. organisms were confirmed as Malassezia pachydermatis by culture and isolation and urease test. Animal was successfully treated with Ketoconazole.
Malassezia spp, Malassezia pachydermatis, ketoconazole
