01/07/2009
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Bovine
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Scabby lesions on the skin of cattle.
The meat inspectors suspect of scabies.
Both histopathology and direct observation of the hair (after treatment with potassium hydroxide to soften them) allows the observation of features of dermatophytosis fungal structures (ringworm). It associates to a marked epidermal hyperplasia and intense hyperkeratosis mixed with an inflammatory infiltrate of the dermis.
Scabby lesions on the skin of an 11 months old, female cattle in the region of the head and neck.
Hair direct observation under the microscope. Spherical structures are observed on the hair surface (arthroconidia), typicall of a dermatophytosis . (Courtesy of Bacteriology and Mycology Service of the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy at UAB).
