oxytetracycline--anhydrous and Skin-Diseases--Bacterial

In view of the unpredictability of results of antibiotic therapy of bovine dermatophilosis and following the report of successful use of 10% formalin administered intravenously at the dosage of 20 ml per 100 kg body weight, a trial was undertaken to evaluate the latter treatment in naturally-occurring dermatophilosis in a group of Friesian crossbred cattle. Group 1 animals were given only 10% formalin. Group 2 received 10% formalin and long-acting oxytetracycline (L/AO) at a dosage of 20 mg per kg body weight and Group 3 animals were given only L/AO. Treatments were repeated at intervals of four days. All animals recovered fully, the formalin only-treated ones after three treatments the L/AO-treated ones after a mean of 2.7 treatments and the combination-treated animals after a mean of 1.5 treatments. One LA/O-treated animal showed relapse after four months. This study is continuing.

Topics: Actinomycetales Infections; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Formaldehyde; Injections, Intravenous; Oxytetracycline; Skin Diseases, Bacterial

Topics: Actinomycetales Infections; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Injections, Intramuscular; Lincomycin; Male; Oxytetracycline; Sheep; Sheep Diseases; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Spectinomycin

This study describes and reports, for the first time, an outbreak of dermatophilosis that occurred concurrently with caseous lymphadenitis involving two camel herds (Camelus dromedaries) in north Jordan.. The affected animals were part of two herds comprising 52 Arabian camels in herd 1 and 65 camels in herd 2. The age of infected camels ranged from 18 months to 5 years. Pus and skin scab samples were aseptically collected and bacteriologically examined. Affected camels were treated by long-acting oxytetracycline injection in a dose rate of 10 mg/kg body weight every 48 hours for three successive treatments, and local antiseptic and antibiotic cutaneous spray treatment for five successive days.. The main clinical signs on affected camels were skin dermatitis and abscess formation. The isolated organisms were Dermatophilus congolensis and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis were the causative agents of dermatophilosis and caseous lymphadenitis, respectively. Other organisms were isolated from skin abscesses, including α-hemolytic streptococci, hemolytic E. coli, Actinomyces pyogenes, and S. aureus. The affected camels were rapidly and effectively cured by the above-mentioned treatment protocol. No mortality was recorded.. Introducing purchased camels from animal auctions without pre-examination and keeping camels in over-crowded small barns under cold, humid, and rainy conditions during winter may predispose the eruption of mixed infection of dermatophilosis and caseous lymphadenitis. Treatment by long-acting oxytetracycline injection with local antiseptic and antibiotic cutaneous spray can control such infection. A survey on camel herds raised near Jordan's borders is needed to monitor the possibility of emerging infectious disease.

Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteria; Camelus; Coinfection; Disease Outbreaks; Jordan; Lymphadenitis; Oxytetracycline; Skin Diseases, Bacterial

Anthrax is primarily seen in the developing countries, but it can be a worldwide medical concern due to bioterrorism threats. Palpebral anthrax is a rare form of cutaneous anthrax. Untreated cutaneous anthrax can be lethal. Patients with palpebral anthrax can develop complications including cicatrisation and ectropion. Thus, anthrax should be considered in differential diagnosis for patients presenting with preseptal cellulitis in high-risk regions. Herein, we report three anthrax cases (with different age) involving eyelids that were cured without any complications due to early diagnosis and treatment.

Topics: Anthrax; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacillus anthracis; Child; Eyelids; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Oxytetracycline; Penicillin G; Skin Diseases, Bacterial

An outbreak of an atypical form of ovine dermatophilosis affecting the lips and muzzle with a very high morbidity in weaners and hoggets in Kenya is reported. Clinical diagnosis of ovine dermatophilosis was made and confirmed by direct microscopic examination as well as isolation and identification of Dermatophilus congolensis from scab material from the affected sheep. The morbidity rate within the flock was 31.8% (237/745) with 98.3% (233/237) of the affected sheep being weaners and hoggets. No fatalities were recorded. The lesions, confined in the lips and the muzzle, were swelling of both the upper and lower lips, circumscribed lumps in the skin of both the upper and lower lips, oedema of the head and the submandibular area and scabs and crusts on the lips and muzzle. Within 1 week following treatment with long acting oxytetracycline (20%) at a rate of 20 mg/kg body weight, intramuscularly and a topical application of oxytetracycline spray, lumps regressed in size and were covered by dark-brown scabs. Removal of the dark-brown scabs revealed erythematous areas covered with purulent material and horny erythematous projections (papillae) projecting from the surfaces. Within the 2nd week, the horny erythematous projections formed greyish scabs, which later peeled off leaving alopaecic areas around the lips. The paper highlights atypical dermatophilosis of sheep and we believe that this is the first published report of an outbreak of ovine dermatophilosis in Kenya.

Topics: Actinomycetales; Actinomycetales Infections; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Kenya; Male; Oxytetracycline; Sheep; Sheep Diseases; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Treatment Outcome

Topics: Actinomycetales; Actinomycetales Infections; Alopecia; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; England; Injections, Intramuscular; Oxytetracycline; Skin; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Treatment Outcome

Dermatophilus congolensis was isolated from a cat with dermatitis. The isolate was sensitive to oxytetracyclin, streptomycin and penicillin but resistant to ampicillin, amoxicillin, gentamycin and cefoperazone.

Topics: Actinomycetales; Actinomycetales Infections; Amoxicillin; Ampicillin; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cat Diseases; Cats; Cefoperazone; Cephalosporins; Dermatitis; Gentamicins; Oxytetracycline; Penicillins; Rabbits; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Streptomycin

Topics: Acrodermatitis; Erysipeloid; Oxytetracycline; Skin Diseases, Bacterial

Topics: Acrodermatitis; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Dermatologic Agents; Erysipeloid; Humans; Oxytetracycline; Skin Diseases, Bacterial