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1 March 2005 Eosinophilic Dermatitis Associated With Trichosporon asahii in a Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Brett D. Gartrell, Lynn Rogers, Maurice R. Alley
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Abstract

A cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) was presented with generalized pruritis and feather loss around the head and patagial membranes of the wings. Treatment with antiparasitic and antibiotic agents did not result in clinical improvement. The lesions progressed to a generalized crusty dermatitis of the skin in the areas of feather loss. Results of skin biopsy revealed acute eosinophilic folliculitis and pyoderma containing budding yeasts. A yeast, Trichosporon asahii, was identified on fungal culture of a skin biopsy sample. Skin lesions and pruritis rapidly resolved with oral ketoconazole therapy.

Brett D. Gartrell, Lynn Rogers, and Maurice R. Alley "Eosinophilic Dermatitis Associated With Trichosporon asahii in a Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 19(1), 25-29, (1 March 2005). https://doi.org/10.1647/2003-024
Published: 1 March 2005
KEYWORDS
Avian
cockatiel
eosiniphilic dermatitis
mycotic dermatitis
Nymphicus hollandicus
skin biopsy
Trichosporon asahii
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